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The division rival Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at
The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Zach Duke in this game. Duke has a 5-13 record and a 4.87 ERA this season.
Duke’s opponent in this one will be Roy Oswalt. The Astros ace righthander has a 3.72 ERA to go along with a 14-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 300-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Astros won their third straight of a four-game set with a 7-4 win over the Pirates on Wednesday, as -185 favorites. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Miguel Tejada belted a grand slam homer to lift the Astros. Brian Moehler allowed two runs off five hits over six innings in the win.
Adam LaRoche homered and finished with two hits and two RBIs for the Pirates, who were +165 underdogs in that game. Denny Bautista gave up five runs off three hits in just over an inning in the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Houston: 79-67 SU Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a loss are 2-8 Houston most recently: A few trends to consider:
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