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Diamondbacks at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for July 25
Its Friday, July 25 and the Diamondbacks (50-53) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (42-61). Ryne Nelson is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Mike Burrows for Pittsburgh. After being swept this past weekend by the White Sox, the team in last in the American League Central, the Pirates bounced back and swept the team in first in the AL Central, the Detroit Tigers. The Bucs limited the Tigers to six runs over the three-game series. Arizona arrives in the Steel City minus their first baseman, Josh Naylor, who was dealt to the Seattle Mariners Thursday evening for prospects. They also arrive without a win in their last three games. Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We've got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts. Follow Rotoworld Player News for the latest fantasy and betting player news and analysis all season long. Game details & how to watch Diamondbacks at Pirates Date: Friday, July 25, 2025 Time: 6:40PM EST Site: PNC Park City: Pittsburgh, PA Network/Streaming: ARID, SNP Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day MLB schedule page, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out. Odds for the Diamondbacks at the Pirates The latest odds as of Friday: Moneyline: Diamondbacks (-121), Pirates (+101) Spread: Diamondbacks -1.5 Total: 9.0 runs Probable starting pitchers for Diamondbacks at Pirates Pitching matchup for July 25, 2025: Ryne Nelson vs. Mike Burrows Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (6-2, 3.52 ERA) Last outing: July 19 vs. St. Louis - 1.50 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 4 StrikeoutsPirates: Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.70 ERA) Last outing: July 19 vs. White Sox - 3.60 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (6-2, 3.52 ERA) Last outing: July 19 vs. St. Louis - 1.50 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts Pirates: Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.70 ERA) Last outing: July 19 vs. White Sox - 3.60 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts Rotoworld still has you covered with all the latest MLB player news for all 30 teams. Check out the feed page right here on NBC Sports for headlines, injuries and transactions where you can filter by league, team, positions and news type! Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Diamondbacks at Pirates The Diamondbacks have won their last 3 games against National League teams With Michael Burrows on the bump in Pittsburgh this season the Over is 5-1 (83%) Betting the Pirates on the Run Line with Michael Burrows as the opener would have returned a 1.79-unit profit in 2025 Bryan Reynolds has hits in 3 straight games (6-13) and in 7 of his last 8 games (12-32) If you're looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our MLB Top Trends tool on NBC Sports! Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the Diamondbacks and the Pirates Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts. Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager. Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Diamondbacks and the Pirates: Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Arizona Diamondbacks on the Moneyline. Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Pittsburgh Pirates at +1.5. Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0. Want even more MLB best bets and predictions from our expert staff & tools? Check out the Expert MLB Predictions page from NBC Follow our experts on socials to keep up with all the latest content from the staff: Jay Croucher (@croucherJD) Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas)
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Tigers, Blue Jays trending in opposite directions after break
(Photo credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images) The Toronto Blue Jays didn't cool off in their first road game since the All-Star break, rolling to an 11-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. The teams will play the second game of a four-game series on Friday night. Toronto was held scoreless until the sixth, then racked up all of its runs in a three-inning span. The Blue Jays, who had a 10-game winning streak shortly before the break, have won six of seven games since the Mid-Summer Classic. 'These guys have been relentless,' Toronto manager John Schneider said. 'I've heard a lot of talk about us being a gritty team that isn't sustainable. I think the exact opposite. I think we're gritty as hell, but I think a lot of the stuff that we're doing is going to lead to a lot of wins.' Jose Berrios (6-4, 3.87 ERA), who will start for the Blue Jays on Friday, has a 2-1 record in four July starts despite a 7.11 ERA. He collected a victory on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants despite being charged with four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Berrios was pulled after just three innings in his previous outing, when he allowed four runs and five hits against the Athletics. Before that, he posted eight quality starts in 10 outings. The veteran right-hander is 7-3 with a 4.23 ERA in 16 career appearances (15 starts) against Detroit. He had a no-decision against the Tigers on May 18 after giving up two runs and eight hits in six innings. Detroit's Keider Montero (4-2, 4.28 ERA) will make his 15th appearance and ninth start of the season. Montero has gotten plenty of chances to seize the No. 5 spot in the rotation, vacated when prized rookie Jackson Jobe required Tommy John surgery, but hasn't secured it. Following a sharp six-inning stint against Tampa Bay on July 7, Montero gave up three runs and five hits in three-plus innings against the Seattle Mariners on July 12. In his first post-All-Star-break outing, Montero allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The second-year right-hander faced Toronto once last season, surrendering five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Tigers still hold an eight-game lead in the American League Central but they are playing more like cellar-dwellers. They have lost 10 of their last 11 games, including four straight. Detroit is 1-6 since the break, having scored just 13 runs during that span. The Tigers were limited to a Jahmai Jones solo homer on Thursday until they scored three meaningless runs in the ninth. The team and its fans were spoiled by a glorious three months, and now the club is dealing with adversity for the first time this season. 'You know, it's been 11 days, but it feels like it's been a lot longer, and I think maybe that's because of the (All-Star) break,' Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. 'A lot of it is just the way that baseball is. We can choose to bring that garbage into tomorrow, or we can reset and get back after it. 'I know this team, I know the conversation around it over the last couple weeks. We've got to piece it back together.'
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Tigers, Blue Jays trending in opposite directions after break
July 25 - The Toronto Blue Jays didn't cool off in their first road game since the All-Star break, rolling to an 11-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. The teams will play the second game of a four-game series on Friday night. Toronto was held scoreless until the sixth, then racked up all of its runs in a three-inning span. The Blue Jays, who had a 10-game winning streak shortly before the break, have won six of seven games since the Mid-Summer Classic. "These guys have been relentless," Toronto manager John Schneider said. "I've heard a lot of talk about us being a gritty team that isn't sustainable. I think the exact opposite. I think we're gritty as hell, but I think a lot of the stuff that we're doing is going to lead to a lot of wins." Jose Berrios (6-4, 3.87 ERA), who will start for the Blue Jays on Friday, has a 2-1 record in four July starts despite a 7.11 ERA. He collected a victory on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants despite being charged with four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Berrios was pulled after just three innings in his previous outing, when he allowed four runs and five hits against the Athletics. Before that, he posted eight quality starts in 10 outings. The veteran right-hander is 7-3 with a 4.23 ERA in 16 career appearances (15 starts) against Detroit. He had a no-decision against the Tigers on May 18 after giving up two runs and eight hits in six innings. Detroit's Keider Montero (4-2, 4.28 ERA) will make his 15th appearance and ninth start of the season. Montero has gotten plenty of chances to seize the No. 5 spot in the rotation, vacated when prized rookie Jackson Jobe required Tommy John surgery, but hasn't secured it. Following a sharp six-inning stint against Tampa Bay on July 7, Montero gave up three runs and five hits in three-plus innings against the Seattle Mariners on July 12. In his first post-All-Star-break outing, Montero allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The second-year right-hander faced Toronto once last season, surrendering five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Tigers still hold an eight-game lead in the American League Central but they are playing more like cellar-dwellers. They have lost 10 of their last 11 games, including four straight. Detroit is 1-6 since the break, having scored just 13 runs during that span. The Tigers were limited to a Jahmai Jones solo homer on Thursday until they scored three meaningless runs in the ninth. The team and its fans were spoiled by a glorious three months, and now the club is dealing with adversity for the first time this season. "You know, it's been 11 days, but it feels like it's been a lot longer, and I think maybe that's because of the (All-Star) break," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. "A lot of it is just the way that baseball is. We can choose to bring that garbage into tomorrow, or we can reset and get back after it. "I know this team, I know the conversation around it over the last couple weeks. We've got to piece it back together." --Field Level Media
Fox Sports
a day ago
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3 Best Trade Destinations For Cleveland Guardians Star Closer Emmanuel Clase
Every MLB contender wants to improve its bullpen at the trade deadline, but how about going a step further and trading for arguably the best closer in baseball in Cleveland Guardians reliever Emmanuel Clase? Cleveland is 51-51, 8.5 games out of first place in the American League Central as of July 24's loss and reportedly listening to trade offers for several of its best players, including Clase. Of course, they're also just three games out of an American League wild-card seed. Prying the two-time Reliever of the Year away from Cleveland will be difficult, as the 27-year-old Clase is under team control through 2028. But where there's a will, there's a way. All it takes is one team who feels their time is now to make a pennant run to make the trade offer deemed acceptable. Here are the three best trade destinations for Clase. 3. Los Angeles Dodgers The idea of the Dodgers, of all teams, making a blockbuster move to shore up a loose end sounds laughable. But removing the context of their historic two-year spending spree, L.A. needs help in its bullpen. The Dodgers entered Thursday with a 3.87 ERA, good for 23rd in MLB. Tanner Scott, who Los Angeles signed to a four-year, $72 million deal last offseason, leads MLB with seven blown saves and has a 4.14 ERA this season, and fellow free-agent signing Kirby Yates has underwhelmed (4.45 ERA). Clase would immediately become the Dodgers' new closer, moving Scott, who recently went on the 15-day injured list due to elbow inflammation, into a set-up role when healthy. The right-handed Clase, who primarily throws a cutter and mixes in a slider, hits triple-digits on the radar, has pitched in the postseason and is as difficult to hit as any reliever in baseball. Clase would add a pitcher who induces weak contact and keeps runners off the basepaths to a Dodgers' bullpen that's currently surrendering 1.13 home runs per nine innings (27th in MLB); he would provide late-game clarity for manager Dave Roberts. Los Angeles could base a trade offer to Cleveland for Clase around right-handers Ben Casparius and Edgardo Henriquez and one of outfield prospects Eduardo Quintero and Mike Sirota. What could stop the Dodgers from pursuing Clase, though, is their potentially feeling that they could acquire one, if not two, other quality relievers for a lower price and bank on one of Scott and Yates pitching better late in the season. 2. Detroit Tigers Yes, making a divisional trade, let alone one involving a player of Clase's caliber, is challenging. That said, the Tigers making a move with the AL Central-rival Guardians for Clase would pay major dividends. Will Vest has pitched well as the Tigers' full-time closer this season, posting a 2.23 ERA over 41 appearances. At the same time, Detroit entered Thursday with a 3.83 bullpen ERA, good for 22nd in the sport. Vest could move back to a set-up role, which he previously found success in from 2023-24, while Detroit forms one of the best one-two reliever punches in the sport with Clase and the 30-year-old right-hander. Clase would also improve a Tigers' bullpen that's averaging 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings (24th in MLB). Detroit has an improved offense that's sixth in MLB in runs (491) and an electric starting rotation headlined by 2024 AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, Reese Olson and Casey Mize. The one part of this team that could use improvement is its bullpen, and acquiring Clase takes the pressure off Vest and Co. to seal the deal in the late innings. Detroit could base a trade offer for Clase around catcher/first baseman Thayron Liranzo and right-hander Troy Melton. All that said, the Tigers may refrain from trading for Clase under the impression that getting more efficiency in the middle-to-long relief roles would be more impactful than throwing a haymaker at improving the ninth inning, which has been fine as is. 1. Philadelphia Phillies The Phillies need help in the bullpen, and Clase offers an emphatic solution. Free agent signee Jordan Romano (6.69 ERA) has been unable to return to All-Star form in Philadelphia and veteran reliever Jose Alvarado is ineligible to pitch in the postseason due to the use of a performance-enhancing substance. Whether it's because of somebody struggling or a pitcher being unable to pitch down the road, the Phillies need answers in the back end of the bullpen. Ironically, Clase boasts a career-high in both ERA and WHIP this season. But those figures come out to a 2.74 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. That's considered a "bad year" for Clase, who posted an absurd 0.61 ERA and 0.66 WHIP in 2024. The right-hander is an intimidating force who would provide stability to a Philadelphia bullpen that entered Thursday 19th in MLB with a 3.64 ERA and one that's surrendering 1.12 home runs per nine innings (tied for 25th). Philadelphia could base a Clase trade package around infield prospect Aroon Escobar and outfielder and 2022 third-round draft pick Gabriel Rincones Jr., among others. It's a move that would be a long-term fix, as the Phillies would have Clase through 2028. With Clase holding down the ninth, manager Rob Thomson could lean into Orion Kerkering and Tanner Banks continuing to improve and be set in the late innings moving forward. And if Romano gets back on track, their bullpen is that much deeper. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! 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Hamilton Spectator
a day ago
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Throwback Thursday: The Blue Jays and Tigers open a series with first place in the American League on the line
Turn the clock back almost 40 years: The Blue Jays are heading to Detroit with the best record in the American League on the line. The Jays and Tigers were fierce rivals in the 1980s and early 90s before Detroit moved to the AL Central in 1994 and, though they now play in different divisions, both teams are among the league's elite again. The Jays' 8-4 win over the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre Wednesday night moved them to 60-42, tied with the Houston Astros for the best record in the American League, half a game ahead of Detroit. The schedule-makers may have been kind to the Jays, with the Tigers in their biggest tailspin of the season right now. Former Blue Jay Spencer Horwitz belted a grand slam to help Pittsburgh to a 6-1 home win over Detroit on Wednesday, securing a series sweep for the last-place Pirates and handing the Tigers their ninth loss in 10 games. 'That's a real thing,' Jays manager John Schneider said of the Tigers' slump before Wednesday's series finale with the Yankees. 'But it can change in a day. I know that they have been what they have been, but it could change when they get home. You never really know.' PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz hit his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter matched a The first four games of this Detroit slide came at home, then they hit the road after the all-star break for what wound up being a 1-5 trip through Texas and Pittsburgh, getting beat by two teams that had losing records when the Tigers arrived. But before the last fortnight, they were something else, which is one of the reasons they still have a nine-game lead in the American League Central. The other reason, of course, is the Central has only one other team that's over .500 - the 51-50 Cleveland Guardians. But you can't build a 59-34 record on smoke and mirrors. The Tigers did it by being strong pretty much everywhere. Before their slide began, Detroit's pitching staff was third in the major leagues with a 3.46 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, led by left-hander Tarik Skubal, who is currently on paternity leave but likely to pitch Saturday night against the Jays' Kevin Gausman. Skubal, who started last week's all-star game , won the Cy Young Award last year and has picked up right where he left off . The 28-year-old is 10-3 on the season and currently leads the majors with a 0.82 WHIP and the AL with a 2.19 ERA. The hitters, entering Wednesday, ranked sixth in the majors in OPS, home runs and runs scored, with 24-year-old outfielder Riley Greene leading the way. The left-handed swinger tops the team with 25 homers, 79 RBIs and an .855 OPS. He also leads the majors with 135 strikeouts. Greene was one of a half-dozen Tigers selected to the AL all-star team. The record was broken on a Loonie Dog night, where attendees can buy a hot dog for a dollar 'I think you've got to look at them as one of the better teams in baseball,' Gausman said in a conversation that can be heard on the July 24 episode of 'Deep Left Field,' the Star's baseball podcast. ' I don't think you pay too much attention to how they're playing lately because they've been so good all season.' The Jays lost two of three games when the Tigers came to Toronto in mid-May, outscored 9-8. Each game was decided by one run, with the Jays' win coming on a walk-off single by Ernie Clement in the bottom of the ninth inning of the middle game. With one-game tiebreakers no longer in use, the Jays need to win three of four in Detroit in order to clinch the season series with the Tigers — as they did with the Yankees on Wednesday — which could very well factor into home-field advantage in the playoffs, if not a first-round bye. The Tigers finished second to the division-winning Jays in 1991 and third in both 1985 and 1992, while the Jays finished second to Detroit in 1984 and the heartbreaking 1987. Finally, these 401 rivals are back at it again.
