Pirates-Diamondbacks Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Chase Field. The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Zach Duke in this game. Duke has a 4-9 record and a 5.27 ERA this season. The Diamondbacks will counter Duke with ace Brandon Webb. Righthander Webb has a 3.16 ERA to go along with a 15-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 280-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mark Reynolds went 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs batted in, as the Diamondbacks cruised past the Pirates 13-7 on Monday night. Arizona cashed as -275 home favorites as the teams played over the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Stephen Drew was 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Diamondbacks, while Dan Haren allowed four runs over six innings to pick up the win for Arizona. Brandon Moss went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Pittsburgh, as reliever Jason Davis was tagged with the loss for the Pirates. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 51-61 SU Arizona: 58-54 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Arizona are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 Arizona most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Arizona Pittsburgh is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Arizona Pittsburgh is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games Next up: Arizona home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, August 6