Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/6/25, 3:39 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 6/8/25 at 12:28 AM in MLB Picks

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates open a new series on Friday at PNC Park, seeking to regain their footing after losing their respective series.

The Phillies (37-25) have lost six of their last seven games, including the last two games of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Philadelphia, who is batting .255 with 4.8 runs per game this season, has only averaged 3.8 runs per game on a .216 batting over their last 5 games, during which they have gone 1-4. Pitching numbers have also plunged down in this tough stretch for the Phillies, whose ERA jumped up to 6.80 over the last 5 games from 4.04 ERA in this season.

The Pirates have lost 2 of their three-game series with the Houston Astros, and this includes an embarrassing 2-8 loss in the series finale. After a nightmarish start for its pitching staff, Pittsburgh has stabilized its pitching numbers over the last few weeks, bringing its ERA down to 3.88 from as high as 6.00+ during the first weeks of the season.