Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM EDT

MLB

Los Angeles Angels @ Pittsburgh Pirates

LAA @ PIT

Scheduled

Moneyline

LAA

38%

63%

PIT

+155-189

ML Edge

LAA+3.4%

PIT-3.4%

Total (O/U)

7.5

Fanatics

Over+12.1%

Under-12.1%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Los Angeles Angels (LAA)

Pitcher:Yusei Kikuchi(RHP)

Record:0-5

ERA:5.65

Home Starter

Team:Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)

Pitcher:Braxton Ashcraft(RHP)

Record:14-5

ERA:3.59

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

PIT ML has a 3.4% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Under has a 12.1% edge.

Top prop: Brandon Lowe OVER 0.5 batter hits (61% win prob).

Pitching matchup: Yusei Kikuchi (5.65 ERA) vs Braxton Ashcraft (3.59 ERA).

Player Props

50 props available for this game

Batting Props 44

Player	Prop	Line	Odds	Win %	Quality
Brandon Lowe	OVER hits	0.5	-141	61%	55.2
Bryan Reynolds	OVER hits	0.5	-222	67%	53.6
Moises Ballesteros	OVER hits	0.5	-135	59%	51.1
Konnor Griffin	OVER hits	0.5	-278	69%	50.7
Nick Gonzales	UNDER hits	1.5	-250	68%	49.9
Konnor Griffin	UNDER hits	1.5	-250	68%	49.8
Nick Yorke	UNDER total bases	1.5	-250	67%	49.6
Nick Gonzales	OVER hits	0.5	-250	67%	49.3
Oneil Cruz	OVER hits	0.5	-164	63%	48.7
Vaughn Grissom	OVER hits	0.5	-200	64%	47.9
Mike Trout	OVER hits	0.5	-189	63%	47.3
Zach Neto	OVER hits	0.5	-185	62%	47.2
Wade Meckler	OVER hits	0.5	-185	62%	46.8
Konnor Griffin	OVER total bases	1.5	+138	44%	46.8
Jared Triolo	OVER hits	0.5	-161	60%	46.2

Pitching Props 6

Player	Prop	Line	Odds	Win %	Quality
Braxton Ashcraft	OVER walks	0.5	-222	65%	44.3
Yusei Kikuchi	UNDER strikeouts	6.5	-149	56%	44.1
Braxton Ashcraft	OVER strikeouts	5.5	-125	54%	43.2
Yusei Kikuchi	UNDER outs	15.5	-120	51%	41.6
Braxton Ashcraft	OVER outs	16.5	-116	51%	41.5
Braxton Ashcraft	UNDER strikeouts	6.5	-159	58%	40.9

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

ESPN Win Probability

LAA

PIT

27.6%72.4%

Yusei Kikuchi (LAA)

2026 season

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	5.65	1.49	9.0	3.3	.284	43.0
Home	3.00	1.06	11.0	1.5	.242	18.0
Away	7.56	1.80	7.6	4.7	.311	25.0
Last 7 Days	2.57	1.00	7.7	1.3	.231	7.0
Last 30 Days	5.25	1.25	7.5	1.5	.289	12.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.302	.354	.442	.796	43	12
vs RHB	.278	.340	.516	.856	126	31

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.261	.358	.522	.880	69	20
2nd Time	.349	.389	.492	.881	63	8
3rd Time	.216	.231	.459	.690	37	15

Braxton Ashcraft (PIT)

2026 season

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.59	1.08	9.2	2.0	.232	160.1
Home	3.59	1.09	9.7	1.7	.238	72.2
Away	3.59	1.08	8.9	2.2	.227	87.2
Last 7 Days	3.60	1.40	5.4	1.8	.286	5.0
Last 30 Days	2.18	0.76	6.5	1.1	.184	33.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.242	.302	.424	.726	330	100
vs RHB	.219	.250	.328	.578	265	64

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.199	.247	.341	.588	226	69
2nd Time	.265	.305	.438	.743	226	57
3rd Time	.225	.288	.355	.643	138	38

Last 5 Games

PIT: W W L W W

LAA: L W L L L

Season Series

This Series (3 games)

PIT leads series 1-0

Weather

80°F

Condition: 3

Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
Fanatics	+155	-189	12:29 PM
BetRivers	+170	-204	12:29 PM
BetUS	+156	-179	12:29 PM
BetMGM	+154	-189	12:29 PM
DraftKings	+153	-185	12:29 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
Fanatics	7.5	-105	-115	12:29 PM
BetRivers	8.0	-130	-110	12:29 PM
BetUS	7.5	+100	-120	12:29 PM
BetMGM	7.5	+100	-120	12:29 PM
DraftKings	8.0	-120	-101	12:29 PM