Diamondback-Pirates Pointers

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at PNC Park. The Diamondbacks will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Randy Johnson in this game. Johnson has a 4-2 record and a 3.88 ERA this season. It'll be Zach Duke toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Lefthander Duke is 3-4 with a 4.19 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 138-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates defeated Arizona 6-4 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Jack Wilson and Jason Bay each had two RBI for Pittsburgh, while Phil Dumatrait earned the win after allowing two runs in five 2-3 innings. Mark Reynolds homered twice and had three RBI for Arizona, while Doug Davis took the loss after allowing five runs in three 2-3 innings. Team records: Arizona: 34-29 SU Pittsburgh: 30-33 SU Arizona most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing NY Mets are 4-6 After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After a loss are 4-6 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games Arizona is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Arizona Next up: Arizona at NY Mets, Tuesday, June 10 Pittsburgh home to Washington, Tuesday, June 10