Pirates and Angels square off with series tied 1-1

Los Angeles Angels (54-88, fifth in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (70-73, fourth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Walbert Urena (9-9, 2.85 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (9-11, 3.97 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 179 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -200, Angels +160; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Angels are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Pittsburgh is 37-34 in home games and 70-73 overall. The Pirates have the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play at .252.

Los Angeles is 24-44 on the road and 54-88 overall. The Angels have a 21-10 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 29 home runs while slugging .478. Esmerlyn Valdez is 6 for 37 with two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Zach Neto has 28 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs while hitting .238 for the Angels. Vaughn Grissom is 11 for 40 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 6-4, .244 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored by one run

Angels: 2-8, .205 batting average, 3.82 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep)

Angels: Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Nolan Schanuel: 10-Day IL (side), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), George Klassen: 15-Day IL (back), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.