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Pirates Bats Stay Frozen in Miami as UNDER 7.0 Cashes Easy

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The Pirates offense didn't just go cold in Miami—they went cryogenic. A 2-0 shutout loss to the Marlins delivered exactly what DarkHorse AI projected: a pitcher's duel that made the UNDER 7.0 look like free money.

Eury Pérez and Paul Skenes lived up to their elite billing, combining to suffocate both lineups in a game that finished five full runs below the total. The Marlins scratched across two runs—likely manufactured rather than mashed—while Pittsburgh's bats continued their prolonged slumber. Three-point-eight runs per game over their last 15? Try zero when it mattered most.

LoanDepot Park's pitcher-friendly dimensions (-0.7 run adjustment) played accomplice to perfection. When you've got two starters sporting sub-1.15 WHIPs and double-digit strikeout stuff, and one offense that couldn't score in a batting cage, this outcome was written in stone before first pitch.

DarkHorse nailed the projection at 6.1 runs, and the game delivered just two. The model identified ice-cold Pittsburgh bats meeting premium arms in a pitcher's paradise—textbook handicapping. Sometimes the sharp play isn't sexy, it's just math. The Stable cashed, the books took a beating, and the Pirates are still searching for their offense somewhere between Pittsburgh and South Beach. Dominant win for the UNDER backers.

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