Houston Astros Favored to Sweep Pirates: Game Insights

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00:00Now we go to Houston, where the Astros are a minus 215 favorite against the Pirates.

00:08All right, that checks out.

00:09Fran Revaldez gets the start for the Stros, but in fact, it's the Buccos looking for the

00:14sweep in H-Town.

00:16Will that greater than $2 money line price prove to be correct today in Houston?

00:22It will.

00:23Fran Revaldez is having a very good season.

00:24Obviously, the last 30 days, 98 batters, he's facebanned.

00:26How about an 0-56 ISO on a weighted-on-base percentage of 283 and a K-rate at about 30%?

00:32You take a look at the lineup today for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and we see this quite

00:35a bit.

00:36How does this lineup fare against left-handed pitching?

00:38Not all that well.

00:39You take a look at newer guys in that lineup per se, Brian De La Cruz, Connor Joe, Cabrian

00:44Hayes, Joey Bart, Triolo, zero ISO power numbers against.

00:48So if we're just looking from a, I have the better pitcher on the mound by a wide margin

00:51Houston and the better hitters at the dish today, the Houston Astros should win going

00:55away against the Pittsburgh Pirates today.