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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays are set for a rubber match on Wednesday after going 1-1 in the first two games of their series at PNC Park.
The Blue Jays evened the series at 1-1 as Max Scherzer dominated his duel with Max Keller, surrendering one earned run over six innings to help his team secure a 7-3 win on Tuesday. Toronto (74-53) nabbed its third win in five games, but more importantly, this victory has given them a five-game cushion on the trailing New York Yankees (68-57) in the AL East title race.
Meanwhile, the Pirates suffered their third loss in four games following another subpar stint by Mitch Keller. Keller, who surrendered six earned runs in a 5-12 loss to the Brewers several days ago, gave up five earned runs in 3.1 innings against the Blue Jays. The Pirates are 53-76 this season – last in the NL Central.
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Pittsburgh Pirates - Toronto Blue Jays Key Points
- Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games against Pittsburgh.
- Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh.
- Pittsburgh is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
- Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
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Our Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
Forecast: The Blue Jays take the series with another offensive explosion in Game 3.
The Blue Jays are averaging almost seven runs a game (6.9 runs per contest) in their last five games. On Tuesday, Toronto showed how deadly they can be, especially if they get hot early. Chris Bassitt, the scheduled starter on Wednesday, is only 2-3 with a 5.68 ERA in his last five starts, though he has won his last three starts against the Pirates, yielding an average of 1.0 runs per start.
The Pirates will be starting a solid hurler in Braxton Aschcraft, who sports a 2-1 record with a 1.59 ERA in his three starts with the Pirates this season. But no matter how good Aschcraft would pitch in Game 3, it all boils down to how many runs they can score against the Blue Jays. In that case, it looks like the Pirates may not have that much chance to win this series because of their erratic offense. Pittsburgh only averaged 3.1 runs per game in their last five games. At PNC Park, the Pirates are also scoring 3.1 runs per game on a .214 BA this season.
Our betting prediction for the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. the Toronto Blue Jays: Blue Jays will cover -1.5 Runs.
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