Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium.

The Pirates will give the ball to starter Daniel McCutchen in this one. Righthander McCutchen is 2-5 this season with a 6.92 ERA.

The Marlins will counter McCutchen with Adalberto Mendez. Righthander Mendez has a 4.19 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 138-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Mike Stanton hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs as the Marlins held on for a 11-9 win over the Pirates on Thursday. The Marlins won that game as -170 favorites, while the 20 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.

Chris Volstad pitched six innings for the win, and Leo Nunez closed out the win for his 30^th save.

Zach Duke gave up eight hits and nine runs over four innings in a losing effort.

Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Pittsburgh: 56-103 SU
Florida: 78-81 SU

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 4-6
After playing Florida are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
Pittsburgh is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

Next up:
Florida home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 2

Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.