Pirates visit the Yankees to start 3-game series
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Pittsburgh Pirates (74-85, fifth in the NL Central) vs. New York Yankees (93-66, first in the AL East)
New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Jared Jones (6-8, 4.14 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 125 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (16-9, 3.98 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 190 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -180, Pirates +150; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees begin a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.
New York has gone 43-35 in home games and 93-66 overall. The Yankees have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .249.
Pittsburgh has a 74-85 record overall and a 35-43 record on the road. The Pirates have a 34-65 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jazz Chisholm has 19 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 12-for-30 with two doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.
Oneil Cruz has 34 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 76 RBI while hitting .263 for the Pirates. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is 14-for-42 with five doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .247 batting average, 2.57 ERA, outscored opponents by 32 runs
Pirates: 3-7, .224 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored by 26 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 15-Day IL (pectoral), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Kyle Nicolas: 15-Day IL (oblique ), Ben Heller: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Henry Davis: 10-Day IL (hand), Hunter Stratton: 60-Day IL (patella), Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (herniated disc), Marco Gonzales: 60-Day IL (forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.