Angels vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to watch sparks fly at PNC Park as the Los Angeles Angels, trying to claw their way up from a 13W-23L record, swoop into Pittsburgh for a daytime showdown against the 17W-20L Pirates. The stakes are high with the Angels looking to bridge a 7.5-game gap in the American League, while the Pirates aim to hoist their sails and close a 5-game deficit in the National League. With the first pitch set for 12:35 PM EST under a partly cloudy sky, and the wind whipping at 13.6 mph, today’s game promises some high-flying action. Betting lines are buzzing with the over/under at 7.5, and the Pirates favored slightly in their home waters. Fresh off a 9-0 victory over Pittsburgh, the Angels are coming in hot, but can they repeat yesterday’s performance or will the Pirates plunder a win in this high-seas adventure? It’s all set for an epic clash where Angels dare and Pirates parley!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 08, 2024 12:35PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WNW at 13.6 mph. Temperature is at 70.0° with 71% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAA ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+110	-132	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+118	-141	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+8	-9	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

111W-149L

45.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

117W-140L

54.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/06/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	1	Under	-2.5
05/06/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-2.5
05/07/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	9	Over	+1.5
05/07/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Over	+1.5
07/21/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Over	+5.5
07/21/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	8	Over	+5.5
07/22/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Under	-4.5
07/22/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	0	Under	-4.5
07/23/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Over	+4.5
07/23/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	7	Over	+4.5

Angels Vs Over/Under

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-03-24	@CLE	6-0W	6.0	5	0	3	Under
04-27-24	vsMIN	16-5L	1.7	3	4	1	Over
04-21-24	@CIN	0-3L	6.0	3	3	7	Under
04-16-24	@TB	6-7L	5.0	1	1	6	Over
04-10-24	vsTB	4-2L	4.0	6	4	6	Under
04-05-24	vsBOS	8-6L	3.0	3	3	1	Over
03-31-24	@BAL	4-1W	3.0	1	0	2	Under
09-30-23	vsOAK	7-3L	1.0	1	1	2	Over
09-23-23	@MIN	1-0W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
09-21-23	@TB	4-5L	1.0	1	0	1	Over

Martin Perez

ERA 3.15 | IP 40.0 | 1.0W-2.0L | KO 31.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-03-24	vsCOL	3-2L	5.3	8	3	4	Under
04-27-24	@SF	4-3W	6.0	4	1	4	Under
04-21-24	vsBOS	6-1L	4.0	6	4	7	Under
04-15-24	@NYM	3-6L	5.7	6	3	1	Over
04-09-24	vsDET	5-3L	8.0	6	1	7	Under
04-04-24	@WAS	7-4W	6.7	6	2	6	Over
03-29-24	@MIA	7-2W	4.3	6	1	2	Over
10-01-23	@SEA	0-1W	3.7	0	0	4	Under
09-24-23	@SEA	8-9W	1.7	1	2	1	Over
09-20-23	@BOS	5-15W	4.7	3	0	5	Over

Angels Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/09	vs PIT	9-0W	15	2	Over
05/08	vs PIT	1-4L	5	1	Under
05/07	vs CLE	1-4L	6	0	Under
05/06	vs CLE	1-7L	4	0	Under
05/05	vs CLE	6-0W	11	2	Under
05/03	@ PHI	1-2L	10	1	Under
05/02	@ PHI	5-7L	9	2	Over
05/01	@ PHI	6-5W	11	1	Over
04/30	@ MIN	5-11L	6	2	Over
04/29	@ MIN	5-16L	11	1	Over
04/28	@ MIN	3-5L	5	0	Under
04/26	@ BAL	5-6L	6	3	Over
04/25	@ BAL	7-4W	11	1	Over
04/24	@ BAL	2-4L	8	1	Under
04/23	vs CIN	0-3L	6	0	Under

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/09	@ LAA	0-9L	3	0	Over
05/08	@ LAA	4-1W	6	1	Under
05/07	@ COL	5-3W	9	1	Under
05/06	@ COL	1-0W	6	0	Under
05/05	@ COL	2-3L	4	1	Under
05/03	vs OAK	0-4L	4	0	Under
05/02	vs OAK	2-5L	5	1	Under
05/01	vs OAK	1-5L	2	0	Under
04/30	vs SF	2-3L	5	0	Under
04/29	vs SF	4-3W	11	2	Under
04/28	vs SF	0-3L	8	0	Under
04/27	@ MIL	5-7L	8	1	Over
04/26	@ MIL	2-3L	4	1	Under
04/25	@ MIL	2-1W	7	1	Under
04/24	@ MIL	4-2W	9	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Angels	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Ehire Adrianza	7.3	9.8	0.182	0.318	27.3%	59.1%	4.5%
#2 Cole Tucker	7.9	9.8	0.278	0.389	44.4%	83.3%	0.0%
#3 Luis Garcia	9.1	9.1	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#3 Taylor Ward	9.3	12.2	0.271	0.471	32.1%	79.3%	5.0%
#4 Kevin Pillar	7.7	10.5	0.222	0.556	36.1%	91.7%	8.3%
#5 Logan O’Hoppe	8.6	11.1	0.279	0.404	35.6%	76.0%	1.9%
#6 Brandon Drury	8.2	10.5	0.158	0.208	23.8%	44.6%	1.0%
#7 Willie Calhoun	6.3	8.0	0.368	0.579	47.4%	105.3%	0.0%
#8 Jo Adell	6.9	9.0	0.247	0.468	33.8%	80.5%	5.2%
#9 Zach Neto	7.1	9.1	0.238	0.377	30.3%	68.0%	2.5%

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	8.9	11.7	0.189	0.316	34.7%	66.3%	3.2%
#2 Bryan Reynolds	9.2	12.0	0.245	0.399	39.2%	79.0%	2.8%
#3 Oneil Cruz	9.1	11.4	0.244	0.389	31.3%	70.2%	3.8%
#4 Connor Joe	8.0	10.6	0.28	0.449	40.2%	85.0%	2.8%
#5 Rowdy Tellez	7.3	9.5	0.209	0.275	31.9%	59.3%	1.1%
#6 Jared Triolo	7.0	9.0	0.216	0.259	34.5%	60.3%	0.9%
#7 Jack Suwinski	7.4	9.9	0.175	0.272	29.1%	56.3%	1.9%
#8 Joey Bart	5.8	8.0	0.189	0.459	40.5%	86.5%	8.1%
#9 Alika Williams	5.9	7.3	0.256	0.372	30.2%	67.4%	0.0%