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Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees

July 20, 2026 ยท 7:05 PM ET ยท Yankee Stadium
PIT 71-73  ยท  NYY 81-62

๐Ÿ Final: PIT 5, NYY 8 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† Pittsburgh Pirates
Confidence 65%
Projected Score PIT 8 ยท NYY 6
Blowout Probability 10%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

NYY Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT SP quality edge (FIP 3.69 vs 5.19, PF 1.06) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
NYY Defensive edge (dWAR 2.5) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Catcher arm edge (CS% 25pp) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Recent run diff (+2.0 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

PIT โ€” Away RHP
ERA3.65
WHIP1.09
FIP3.37
K/99.4
K/BB7.5
Road ERA: 3.72
vs
NYY โ€” Home RHP
ERA4.16
WHIP1.38
FIP4.09
K/98.8
K/BB5.7
Home ERA: 4.22

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

PIT Away NYY Home
Team OPS 0.694 0.708
Bullpen FIP 4.11 3.98
Run Diff / 10G +2.7 +0.7
Days Rest 0 0
Streak 1 -1

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
PIT +2.5 (+281)
NYY -2.5 (-404)
Total (O/U)
Over 13.5 (+279)
Under 13.5 (-401)
Moneyline
PIT +1420
NYY -10000

๐Ÿ” Key Suspects Top 4 Preview

Top betting prop targets identified by the BlowOutAlert engine for this matchup. Click a suspect for the full evidence breakdown. Full rankings, verdicts, sharp money signals, and live lineup tracking are in the workspace.

PIT โ€” Away
Nick Gonzales Nick Gonzales 3B
Singles
0.5
62 ยท OVER
Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds LF
Singles
0.5
61 ยท OVER
Braxton Ashcraft Braxton Ashcraft SP
Outs
17.5
54 ยท OVER
Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe 2B
Singles
0.5
51 ยท OVER
NYY โ€” Home
Jazz Chisholm Jr. Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B
Hits
1.5
66 ยท UNDER
Cody Bellinger Cody Bellinger LF
Singles
0.5
65 ยท OVER
Ben Rice Ben Rice DH
Singles
0.5
57 ยท OVER

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