Arizona pays a visit to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, hoping to shut down the Pirates bats in baseball action at PNC Park.

Zach Duke, with a record of 1-1 on the season, gets the ball for the Diamondbacks, while the Pirates trot Paul Maholm to the mound in this one. He is 2-7 so far in 2011.



View Arizona vs Pittsburgh Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Pittsburgh opened as -115 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 8.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 11-rated Diamondbacks taking on the National League's No. 13-rated Pirates in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Pittsburgh owns the No. 14 ranking for hits in the National League at 7.9 per game. By contrast, the Diamondbacks are rated No. 8 in the same category at 8.5 per game.

Pittsburgh owns the National League's No. 6 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Arizona's National League No. 12-rated defense.

In their last action, Arizona was an 8-5 loser on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +114 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Arizona didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 8-5 to Pittsburgh on Tuesday at PNC Park.




Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Arizona are 3-7
After playing Arizona are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Diamondbacks at Pirates trends to consider:
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games


Next up:
Arizona at Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 9