Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/5/2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks (26-28) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-28) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Diamondbacks are favored (-140) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:35 PM ET from PNC Park. Zac Gallen will get the ball for Arizona while Pittsburgh counter with Zach Thompson.

Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Diamondbacks vs. Pirates

Our computer pick: Pittsburgh Pirates (+119) and Over (7.5)

Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Game Info

• Arizona Diamondbacks probable starting pitcher: Zac Gallen
• Pittsburgh Pirates probable starting pitcher: Zach Thompson
• Game Day: Sunday, June 5, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: PNC Park

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Matchup

Diamondbacks Starter Zac Gallen

• The Diamondbacks are sending Gallen (4-0) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 4-0 with a 2.32 ERA and 49 strikeouts through 50 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last appearance came on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, when the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.32, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .186 against him.
• Gallen is looking to pick up his fifth quality start of the season.
• Gallen will look to pitch five or more innings for his ninth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.2 frames per outing.
• He will face a Pirates offense that ranks 28th in the league with 182 runs while batting .225 as a unit. It has a collective .358 slugging percentage (27th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 44 home runs (24th in MLB).

Pirates Starter Zach Thompson

• The Pirates will hand the ball to Thompson (2-4) for his 10th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 5.18, a 2.067 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.450.
• In nine starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
• Thompson has four starts of five or more innings this season in nine chances. He averages 4.0 innings per outing.
• The Diamondbacks have scored 212 runs this season, which ranks 25th in MLB. They have 379 hits, 27th in baseball, with 64 home runs (seventh in the league).

Diamondbacks Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Diamondbacks have been favored nine times and won six of those games.
• Arizona has a record of 3-1 when favored by -140 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Diamondbacks have a 58.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Arizona and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of their 59 games with a total.
• In 59 games with a spread this season, the Diamondbacks are 36-23-0 ATS.

Pirates Betting Picks & Insights

• The Pirates have come away with 16 wins in the 39 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Pittsburgh has won 12 of 31 games when listed as at least +119 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Contests with Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 20 of 51 chances this season.
• In 51 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 25-26-0 against the spread.

Diamondbacks Leaders & Batting Stats

• Christian Walker paces the Diamondbacks with 14 home runs and 26 runs batted in.
• Including all MLB hitters, Walker ranks 146th in batting average, 115th in on-base percentage, and 29th in slugging.
• Ketel Marte’s .268 batting average leads his team.
• Marte is 184th in home runs and 145th in RBI on the season.
• Marte carries a 16-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .361 with five doubles, a home run, four walks and four RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .249 with 10 doubles, eight home runs and 17 walks.
• David Peralta is batting .239 with 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 19 walks.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Pirates are lead in runs batted in by Ke’Bryan Hayes with a mark of 19, he also leads the team in hitting, posting an average of .288.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Hayes ranks 235th in homers and 130th in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-best eight home runs.
• Among all MLB hitters, Reynolds is 41st in home runs and 186th in RBI.
• Michael Chavis has six doubles, two triples, five home runs and seven walks while batting .289.
• Daniel Vogelbach is hitting .250 with five doubles, a triple, six home runs and 16 walks.

Betting Tips for Diamondbacks vs. Pirates

We have the Pirates on the moneyline at +119 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.