Rangers vs. Pirates odds, prediction: MLB best bets, picks Friday

The Rangers play the Pirates, and I haven’t been this excited since the original cast of “Hamilton” reunited at this year’s Tonys.No, I’m not crying.

I have something in my eye.Rough month of May for Pittsburgh’s Mike Burrows, coughing up eight runs over 8 ¹/₃ innings.Improved in June to the tune of three runs and 20 Ks over 15 innings.

Jacob deGrom is no longer dominant, but he’s been more than good enough, allowing three runs over 19 innings and is 2-0 after five road starts.Play $50 on the Rangers.The Giants’ bats were quieter than a cemetery at 4 in the morning … than monks in a monastery … than a Brooklyn Nets game in January … well, you get the idea.But the Guardians let Frisco hang around, and Wilmer Flores’ (remember him?) two-run double put the Gigantes ahead to stay.

Final 2-1.Winner.

Down -174 mccoveys.The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019.Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice.

But wait there’s more.He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year....