Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Toronto Blue Jays Pick Pirates vs. Blue Jays Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 5

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-10) host the Toronto Blue Jays (18-12) on Friday at 5:35 pm EST. Richard Hill will get the start for the Pirates vs. Christopher Bassitt for the Blue Jays in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 5:35 pm EST at PNC Park. The Pirates are listed as null while the Blue Jays have 100 to win.

Pirates vs Blue Jays Spread and Betting Line

Pirates vs Blue Jays Game Info

• The Pirates probable starting pitcher: Richard Hill
• The Blue Jays probable starting pitcher: Christopher Bassitt
• Game Day: May 5
• Game Time: 5:35 pm EST
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Stadium: PNC Park

Pirates vs Blue Jays Pitching Matchup

Pirates’ Starting Pitcher Richard Hill

• Hill makes the start for the Pirates, his 5th of the season.
  He is (0 – 1) with a 9.237 ERA and 9 strikeouts in 217 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Twins
  the Right handed went null,
  allowing 7 earned runs while surrendering 11 hits.
• The 43-year-old has put up a 9.237 ERA, WHIP (1.7368) and 9 strikeouts across 4 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Hill enters this outing with 4 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Blue Jays offense with 143 runs while batting .257 as a squad. They have a collective 0.406 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 33 so far this season they rank null in the National League as of today.

Blue Jays Starting Pitcher Christopher Bassitt

• Blue Jays’ Bassitt (1 – 1) will make his 5th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Twins , giving up 4 while allowing 8.
• The 34-year-old has an ERA of 5.604 ERA and 13 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.4151 in 5 games this season.
• Christopher Bassitt has had 4 starts so far this season.
• Bassitt will look for the 5th start in a row.
• The Blue Jays have scored 143 total runs in MLB. They are batting .257 for the season with 33 home runs and 135 RBIs in the league.

Blue Jays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Blue Jays and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 30 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Blue Jays have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ke’Bryan Hayes is leading the Pirates with 19 hits this season while batting .222 with 9 RBIs. He currently has 1 home runs and Walks with an 0.281 OBP this season.
• Travis Swaggerty is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .379. In 6 games this season he has 9 hits and an 0.471 OBP this season.
• Leading the Pirates in runs batted is Travis Swaggerty with 10 in 6 games this season. He’s also batting .379 on the year with 9 hits and 3 home runs.

Blue Jays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bo Bichette is leading the Blue Jays with 20 this season while batting .339 with 21 RBIs. He currently has 7 home runs and Walks with an 0.382 OBP this season.
• Daulton Varsho is leading the team with 1 home runs while batting .196. In 21 games this season he has 4 hits and an 0.283 OBP this season.
• Leading the Blue Jays in runs batted in this season is Daulton Varsho with 8 in 21 games this season. He’s also batting .196 on the year with 4 hits and 1 home runs.