Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4/12/2023 Picks Predictions

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The MLB action will get underway with a clash between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday at noon.

The World Series Champion Houston at 5-7 has started the regular season on the wrong foot and comes into this stronger competition from an improved AL West Division this season.

The Astros split the first two installments of a three-game series versus the Pirates with the recent 4-7 loss yesterday.

Center Fielder Chas McCormick even the score with a two-run double in the ninth frame but failed to hold on and gave up the game to a final score of 4-7.

The 27-year-old right-handed thrower Jose Urquidy (0-0, 3.86 ERA) will be climbing up the hill to start for Houston against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

In his recent start, Urquidy allowed seven hits and one run in pitching for five innings against the Minnesota Twins to earn the road loss at 2-3.

The totals went OVER in 9 of the Astros’ last 11 outings while Houston is 3-6 SU in their last 9 matches played.

The Houston Astros are 14-6 straight up in their last 20 road games and the Astros are 5-12 SU in their last 17 contests when playing on the road versus Pittsburgh.

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Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 4/12/2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates are doing the opposite of what the Houston Astros does as they took off nicely in the regular season and they are trying to close the series with a victory on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh won three of the last five matches played including the massive win over Houston to a score of 7-4 that split the first two matches of a series.

Ji Hwan Bae made a three-run blast to center field that stunned the Pittsburgh fans in surprise while SS Rodolfo Castro drove a couple of hits and made a couple of runs for the Pirates who improved their overall record to 7-4 for the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be sending 43-year-old veteran southpaw Rich Hill to the pitcher’s rubber to counter Jose Urquidy in the series finale on Wednesday.

Hill is 0-1 with an ERA of 10.00 for the season and he was knocked in the circle for seven runs in pitching for four innings during the recent home victory facing the Chicago White Sox last time out.

He is 3-2 with a 3.11 ERA and 46 strikeouts in his career against the Astros. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games.

The Pirates are 6-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 16 hits and 14 RBI, while Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Santana combined for 19 hits and 8 RBI.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games played while the Pirates are 6-2 SU in their last 8 contests.

The totals went OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 outings versus Houston and also went OVER in 6 of the Pirates’ last 7 home matches.

Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this contest is Pittsburgh +135. The Pirates have the momentum in this match-up and they will end this series with a win on their home field on Wednesday.

After finishing 12 outings, Houston ranked 22nd in OPS and 7th in runs scored while Pittsburgh ranked 19th in OPS and 22nd in runs scored for the season.

Watch the new Pirates team beat the Astros with an off-start this year. The prediction: Pittsburgh Pirates will win 5-4.

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