MLB Odds: Yankees-Pirates prediction, odds and pick

The New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are playing an inter-league game on Tuesday evening. The Yankees won the weekend series over the Guardians. Jameson Taillon will start for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is 32-47 and third in the NL Central. Jose Quintana will be starting for the Pirates.

Yankees lost to Cleveland on Sunday. Yankees have scored 403 runs this season. Aaron Judge is one home run away from 30. The Yankees are the best team in the league. They have the top pitching staff in terms of ERA and WHIP. Pittsburgh has a good pitcher in James Taillon. The Pirates won the last meeting between the two teams 7-4 in Spring Training. New York has only hit .238 on the season, but they have a better pitching team.

The Pirates lost 101 games in 2021. This season they are better than in previous years. They are still a bottom-five team statistically, but they have improved their performance. The general betting public doesn't give them much of a chance against the Yankees. Jose Quintana has a good record against New York.

Yankees and Pirates are playing each other at home. Pittsburgh's best chance is to silence the Yankees bats and string together hits.