The Pittsburgh Pirates will continue their West Coast Road Trip as they take on one of the best MLB teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pittsburgh started the year off well but has now fallen victim to what most expected coming into the season. The MLB standings see them in third place in their division, and they’re now 8.5 games behind Cincinnati Reds.
Arizona, on the other hand, has played great baseball in the first half of the season. They’ve managed to go 50-38 and always deserve some respect when thinking about our MLB picks each day. Continue reading for our Pirates vs Diamondbacks prediction.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
Pirates vs Diamondbacks Information
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Location of the game: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Date & Time: July 7, 2023, 4:10 pm ET
How to watch: MLB.TV
Pirates vs Diamondbacks Recent Scores
The Pirates and Diamondbacks both played decent baseball this season, but lately, they’ve somewhat struggled. The Pittsburgh Pirates game today won’t get much easier after their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Pirates lost three out of four and are now 5-5 in their last 10 games. With a 5-2 loss on Thursday, the Pirates continued to struggle on the offensive side of the baseball, and it’s been a call for concern. If they can’t start hitting soon and improve their MLB player stats, this season isn’t going to be as promising as they expected it to be.
The surprising recent struggles of the Arizona Diamondbacks roster, one of the best in baseball, have left fans perplexed. Despite being 50-38 on the season, they’re just 4-6 in the past few weeks and will need to find a way to bounce back sometime soon if they want to be the team that many were expecting heading into the All-Star break. This is as easy of a game on their MLB schedule, they should capitalize on it for a meaningful advantage.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Analysis
Arizona Looks To Bounce Back
While getting swept against the New York Mets, the Arizona Diamondbacks had something even worse happen. They added to their MLB injury report as Corbin Carroll was injured in Game 3 of this series in what looked to be a labrum issue. That could be a big deal in our Pirates vs Diamondbacks prediction because he’s one of the glue guys on the team.
Carroll injured that same arm a few years ago, requiring him to have labrum surgery on that arm. If he can get back soon, Arizona Diamondbacks will be fine. If not, things can start to look different. Even without Carroll, this is one of those MLB games that they should win.
Pittsburgh Can Be Sneaky
Despite a disappointing past few weeks and not playing well in their recent series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, this Pittsburgh Pirates team is still decent, and that’s always something to remember in our Pirates vs Diamondbacks prediction. Rich Hill is getting the start, and that could be decent news for Pittsburgh. He enters play with a 7-8 record, a 4.50 ERA, and a WHIP of 1.38.
The numbers for Hill aren’t going to impress most, but the veteran has thrown in this league for a very long time and will compete against anyone.
Updates for Pirates vs Diamondbacks
Outside of the Corbin Carroll injury, the Pirates and Diamondbacks are both good on the injury front.
Pirates vs Diamondbacks Betting Preview
For our Pirates vs. Diamondbacks prediction, the best bet of the day is going to be taking the Diamondbacks -1.5 for +100 with the MLB picks today.
- Pick: Diamondbacks -1.5 (+105)
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