Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros meet at Minute Maid Park.

The Pirates will trot Brad Lincoln out to the mound in this one. Righthander Lincoln has a 1-2 record and a 4.65 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Astros will be Wandy Rodriguez. The lefthander has a 5.30 ERA to go along with a 5-10 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Garrett Jones drove in three runs and the Pirates scored six times in the seventh to defeat the Phillies 8-5 on Sunday. The Pirates won that game as +115 underdogs, while the 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.

Evan Meek pitched the win in relief for the Pirates, and Octavio Dotel notched his 19^th save.

The Astros were toppled 3-2 by the Padres last time out, as +132 underdogs. That game’s five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks.

Brandon Lyon gave up the winning run and was tagged with the Astros loss.

Current streak:
Houston has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Pittsburgh: 30-52 SU
Houston: 32-51 SU

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 2-8
After playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Next up:
Houston home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 7

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