Diamondbacks-Pirates Lines Preview

The fans at PNC Park will be treated to a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Pittsburgh Pirates when they take their seats on Tuesday. Yusmeiro Petit will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Petit is 1-5 this season with a 6.47 ERA. It'll be ace Zach Duke toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Lefthander Duke is 9-9 with a 3.26 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mark Reynolds went 2-for-5 with two dingers and three runs batted in to lead the Diamondbacks past the Mets 6-5 on Monday night. Arizona won as -185 road favorites as the game played OVER the 7.5-run total posted by oddsmakers. Ryan Doumit went 3-for-5 with an RBI for Pittsburgh in its 8-4 loss to Washington on Monday night. Washington cashed as +130 road underdogs as the game played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Current streak: Arizona has won 2 straight games. Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Arizona: 47-59 SU Pittsburgh: 45-60 SU Arizona most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 2-8 Before playing Arizona are 3-7 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games at home Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona Next up: Pittsburgh home to Arizona, Wednesday, August 5