Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves Picks and Predictions for Friday, June 5, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 06/05/2026, 12:50 AM ET

Pirates vs Braves Information

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be on the road Friday night for game 1 of 3 in Atlanta against the Atlanta Braves at 7:15 PM. Pittsburgh is 34-29 on the year after winning 4 of the last 5 games following a 4-run win against the Houston Astros on Thursday. The Atlanta Braves are the best team in baseball heading into Friday night, with a 42-21 record overall having won 3 of the last 5, following a 5-run loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Keep up with our MLB Picks.

Pirates Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates' offense has been mediocre this season, with a .256 batting average and 320 runs on 551 hits. Pittsburgh has a .340 OBP and a .404 team slugging percentage. The Pittsburgh pitching has been mediocre with a 4.05 ERA, though they gave up 11 runs in their last loss. Nick Gonzalez leads the Pittsburgh offense this season with a .314 batting average. O'Neill Cruz has a .263 batting average and leads the team with 44 RBI's. Brandon Lowe has a .253 batting average and leads Pittsburgh with 15 home runs this season.

Braves Preview

The Atlanta Braves offense has been solid all season, with a .259 batting average. The Braves have scored 327 runs on 549 hits. Atlanta has a .325 OBP and a .436 team slugging percentage. Atlanta's pitching has been solid this season with a 3.16 team ERA, but the Braves have allowed 13 runs in their last 2 losses. Drake Baldwin leads the Atlanta offense this season with a .303 batting average. Matt Olson has a .269 batting average and leads the team with 17 home runs and 47 RBI's.

Pirates vs Braves Pitching Matchup

Mitch Keller will be on the map for Pittsburgh on Monday night, looking to keep rolling. This season, Keller is 5-2 with a 4.35 ERA over 68.1 innings. Martin Perez will counter for Atlanta, looking to get above 500. Perez has 3 wins and 3 losses this season, along with a 2.79 ERA over 51.2 innings.

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Pirates vs Braves Pick

The Atlanta Braves are the best team in baseball and will continue their tear Friday night at home against a mediocre Pittsburgh team. Atlanta is better on both sides of the plate and will do the job to avenge their Friday loss. Take the Braves to dominate this game, start to finish, Friday night at the begin a 3-game series with a win at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pick: Atlanta Braves -143
Secondary: Over 8.5
Lean: Matt Olson Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Atlanta Braves win 8-5.

Game Written Prior to completion of game on Thursday.