A winning streak will be on the line for the Florida Marlins on Friday when they battle the Pittsburgh Pirates at LandShark Stadium.
The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Charlie Morton in this game. Morton has a 0-1 record and a 4.09 ERA this season.
It’ll be Chris Volstad toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Righthander Volstad is 5-7 with a 4.63 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Pirates were defeated 9-8 in 10 innings by the Mets last time out, as -150 favorites. That game’s 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Garrett Jones hit a solo home run and drove in three runs for the Pirates. Matt Capps surrendered the winning run and was tagged with the loss.
The Marlins rallied with two runs in the eighth inning as they defeated the Nationals 5-3 for a sweep of the three-game series on Wednesday, as -170 favorites. That game’s eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8).
Cody Ross went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBIs. Dan Meyer earned the win in relief, and Leo Nunez closed out the ninth with his fourth save.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games.
Florida has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 36-43 SU
Florida: 41-39 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Washington are 9-1
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Next up:
Florida home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, July 4