3 days Ago By The Canadian Press
New York Yankees (4-2) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (2-5) Pittsburgh; Friday, 4:12 p.m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, four strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-0, 1.
50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -162, Pirates +137; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the New York Yankees to begin a three-game series. Pittsburgh had a 76-86 record overall and a 39-42 record in home games last season.
The Pirates batted .234 as a team in the 2024 season with a .672 OPS.
New York went 94-68 overall and 50-31 on the road a season ago. The Yankees scored five runs per game while giving up 4.1 last season.
INJURIES: Pirates: Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Gonzales: 10-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Horwitz: 10-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow) Yankees: JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (illness), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated Press.
