Pittsburgh Pirates – Los Angeles Angels

Pittsburgh is 6-4 over its last ten games, with a .228 batting average, a team ERA of 3,36 and an even run differential. Los Angeles is 1-9, with a .208 batting average, a 4,40 ERA and twelve more runs allowed than scored.

Nick Gonzales leads Pittsburgh with a .310 average; Oneil Cruz has 11 hits in 37 at-bats. Zach Neto has 23 home runs, and Vaughn Grissom has recorded three home runs and eight RBIs over his last ten games.

The teams have met 27 times in the regular season, with the Angels holding a 14-13 advantage in wins. Their most recently recorded game was won 4-3 by Los Angeles on April 24, 2025. No head-to-head matchup had yet taken place in 2026.

Pittsburgh: Kirby Yates, Endy Rodríguez, Mitch Keller, Ryan O’Hearn and Konnor Griffin unavailable. Los Angeles: Yoan Moncada, Nolan Schanuel, George Klassen, Gustavo Campero, Sam Bachman, Jack Kochanowicz, Robert Stephenson and Anthony Rendon on the injured list; Josh Lowe is listed as day-to-day.

No suspension information published.

The game is scheduled at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is 69-72, including 36-33 at home; Los Angeles is 53-87, including 23-43 on the road.

Pittsburgh is still on the fringes of the playoff race. Los Angeles begins a nine-game road trip and is looking to avoid a 100-loss season.

Probable pitchers: Ryan Johnson for the Angels, 3-7, ERA 5,47, WHIP 1,42; Jared Jones for the Pirates, 2-6, ERA 4,83, 83 strikeouts. The dossier schedule is 22 h 45 UTC, compared with 22 h 46 UTC for the provided event.

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The odds of 1,56 for Pittsburgh and 2,74 for Los Angeles imply approximately 64,10% and 36,50%, respectively, corresponding to an overround of approximately 0,60%. After removing the vig, they correspond approximately to 63,72% for Pittsburgh and 36,28% for Los Angeles.

The de-vigged market consensus baseline is not provided, so no value comparison with this baseline is possible. The sharp Betfair line is identical to the indicated odds for both teams: 1,56 Pittsburgh and 2,74 Los Angeles.

The dossier also mentions a published line of -201 for Pittsburgh, +162 for Los Angeles, with a total of 8,5 runs.