Rubby De La Rosa (2-1, 6.00 ERA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (8-8) meet A.J. Burnett (0-1, 2.00 ERA) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-8) in the second of a three-game series at Chase Field. The Pirates won the last game 4-1 and Pittsburgh leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 25 and will air on ROOT-PIT and FSN-AZ.
In his last start, De La Rosa pitched 6.2 innings, allowing three runs (one unearned), striking out seven and walking two in a 4-1 loss to the Giants. Paul Goldschmidt (.298, 14 Rs, 5 HRs, 16 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run. In his career against the Diamondbacks, Burnett is 4-3 with a 4.08 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and 37 strikeouts. Starling Marte (.226, 10 Rs, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday.
Arizona, a +115 underdog, will look to capitalize at home against Pittsburgh. The teams combine to set the Over/Under (O/U) at eight runs. When playing as the underdog, the Diamondbacks have a 6-5 record and overall money line at +283.
Moving on to the opposing team, the Pirates come into this game with a win percentage of .500 when playing as the favorite (5-5) and an overall money line of -112.
The only other game between the two teams went Pittsburgh’s way. The Diamondbacks will take on a right-hander (Burnett) in this game and have a 5-6 record against right-handed starting pitchers this season. The right-handed De La Rosa will take the mound against the Pirates, who have an 8-7 record against righty starters this season.
Predictions: SU Winner – PIT, O/U – Over
Notes
The Diamondbacks are 2-0 in games that go into extra innings. Meanwhile, the Pirates are 0-1 in such matchups.
The Pirates are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Diamondbacks have a 1-6 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they outhit their opponents, the Pirates are 7-1. The Diamondbacks have a 4-0 record when outhitting opponents.
Both falling in the top half of the league based on total runs this season, Arizona ranks 14th with 70 runs and Pittsburgh is 15th with 69.
Ranking 28th, Pittsburgh is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 33 this season. Arizona ranks in the bottom half at 20th with 44.
When the Diamondbacks hit at least one home run, they are 6-2. When the Pirates hit at least one homer, they have an 8-4 record.
