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2019 MLB Season
(15-19) Oakland Athletics vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (14-15)
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2019
Time: 1:35 PM ET
Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Projected Pitchers:
MLB Moneyline Odds: A’s -112 | Pirates +102
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: OFF
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8
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Oakland Athletics
Frankie Montas has long been considered a young stud, though one that has, over the years, developed a reputation for being injury-prone.
The kid signed with Boston out of the Dominican Republic nine years ago for $75,000 but went to Chicago in the Jake Peavy deal (the White Sox got a nice haul in that deal: Avi Garcia, JB Wendelken, and Montas).
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He showed promise on the farm with a fastball that got up into triple-digits but also had some knee problems. Chicago flipped him (along with two other prospects) to the Dodgers for Todd Frazier.
He didn’t last long in Los Angeles and suffered a rib injury in the Dodgers’ minor league system. Los Angeles traded him in a package to Oakland for Josh Reddick and Rich Hill.
After coming out of the bullpen for a stretch in 2017, he transitioned back into a starting role in 2018 and finished with a 106 ERA+ in eleven starts. That number is 145 in six starts this season, though he’s giving up a hit per innings. Three strikeouts for every one walk helps.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Starling Marte is back but the light Pirates’ offense will probably have trouble with the hard-throwing Montas. Both Marte and Gregory Polanco have been in and out of the lineup for the first month of the season and neither are producing close to league-average.
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The Pirates scored the first run in Friday night’s opener and Oakland got the next fourteen in a 13-run romp. Everything was easy for Oakland: Brett Anderson’s six innings, the three innings from three different relievers, and Josh Phegley’s four-hit, eight-RBI game.
Jordan Lyles only gave up two runs the last time out against Texas but he walked four in four innings. He’s been nothing but below-average since he broke into the big leagues in 2011 but he’s having his best season to date in his first year in Pittsburgh.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- OAK are 1-7 in their last 8 road games.
- Over is 10-4 in OAK last 14 road games.
- Over is 15-7 in OAK last 22 overall.
- PIT are 2-9 in their last 11 overall.
- PIT are 2-9 in their last 11 games on grass.
- PIT are 21-6 in their last 27 interleague games.
Free Oakland Athletics vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Prediction: take the ‘dog.
It could very well be a pick and if it is, I’d stay away. If you can get either side for +115 or better, though, it could be worth the time.
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MLB Free Score Prediction: Oakland 5 – Pittsburgh 3
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