The Yankees (4-2) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (2-5) Friday in Game 1 of their weekend series.
Max Fried is slated to take the mound for New York against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh
Thursday night Aaron Judge cracked his fifth home run of the season to lead New York to a 9-7 win over the Diamondbacks and snap a two-game losing streak in the process.
After scoring one run in the first two games of their series against Tampa, the Bucs got the offense going somewhat and they salvaged the final game of the three-game set, winning 4-2. Oneil Cruz went deep and drove in a pair of runs for the Pirates.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Yankees at Pirates
- Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
- Time: 4:12PM EST
- Site: PNC Park
- City: Pittsburgh, PA
- Network/Streaming: YES, SNP 360
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Odds for the Yankees at the Pirates
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Yankees (-152), Pirates (+128)
- Spread: Yankees -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Yankees at Pirates
- Pitching matchup for April 4, 2025: Max Fried vs. Mitch Keller
- Yankees: Max Fried (0-0, 3.86 ERA)
Last outing: 3/29 vs. Milwaukee - 4.2 IP, 2ER, 7H, 2BB, 4Ks - Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-0, 1.50 ERA)
Last outing: 3/28 at Miami - 6 IP, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 4Ks
- Yankees: Max Fried (0-0, 3.86 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Yankees at Pirates
- Aaron Judge is hitting .417 with 5 HRs, 15 RBIs and he has scored 11 runs
- Anthony Volpe got his first hit of the season that was not a home run Thursday against Arizona
- Pittsburgh is just 2-5 on the Run Line this season
- Pittsburgh Game Totals have cashed to the UNDER in 5 of their 7 games
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