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

Pittsburgh sends Kevin Correia out against Daniel Hudson for the Diamondbacks in this game. Correia is 8-4 with a 3.45 ERA on the season, while Hudson is 6-5 on the year and has a 4.22 ERA.



View Arizona vs Pittsburgh Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Pirates were listed as +105 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Pirates, most recently No. 13 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Diamondbacks, who rate a National League No. 11 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Pittsburgh's No. 11 ranked National League offense (3.9 runs per game) against a Diamondbacks defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 12 in the National League at 4.4 runs allowed per game. The Pirates have been averaging 7.9 hits per game, less than the Diamondbacks have managed so far this season (8.4 hits on average).

Defensively, Arizona features the National League's No. 6-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, comes in at No. 13 in the National League at home, scoring 3.2 runs per game.

The Diamondbacks were a 9-4 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Nationals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at +152 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. Arizona lost a tight one on Sunday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 9-4 score against Washington at Chase Field.

The Pirates were a 7-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Phillies. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Philadelphia at -178 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. Pittsburgh looks to rebound from a loss to the Phillies, who beat them 7-3 on Sunday behind a start from Roy Halladay at PNC Park.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few Diamondbacks at Pirates trends to consider:
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing at home against Arizona
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Arizona at Pittsburgh, Wednesday, June 8