Phillies vs Pirates Baseball Sports Betting

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PNC Park. Righthander Joe Blanton will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Blanton is 8-6 this season with a 3.86 ERA. The Pirates will counter Blanton with Ross Ohlendorf. Righthander Ohlendorf has a 4.15 ERA to go along with a 11-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Howard went 2-for-5 with two homers and five runs batted in to lead the Phillies over the Mets 6-2 on Monday. Philadelphia cashed as -300 road favorites, while the game played OVER the 7.5-run total set by oddsmakers. The Pirates lost to Cincinnati 4-1 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Delwyn Young was 2-4 and drove in a run for Pittsburgh, while Kevin Hart took the loss after giving up three runs on six hits in five innings. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 3 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 72-50 SU Pittsburgh: 51-71 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After playing NY Mets are 9-1 After a win are 8-2 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: Pittsburgh home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, August 26