Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, June 3, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (22-27) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-27) at PNC Park on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Merrill Kelly and JT Brubaker.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been called out on strikes 480 times, while being walked on 187 occasions. They have 192 runs batted in in addition to 367 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .218. The Diamondbacks have hit 77 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 59 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 203 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 3.9 runs per game, which is 24th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team earned run average of 4.22 on the season (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 370 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 57 home runs and 238 runs in total (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 163 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a team over the course of the season.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save percentage of 71.4% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 79 base runners over the course of the season and 25.3% of them ended up scoring. Diamondbacks pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 54 times and also have had 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 190 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have recorded 34 holds over the course of the season (7th in MLB). They have accumulated 15 saves on the season and have missed out on 6 of their 21 save chances.

The Diamondbacks have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,149 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 1,383 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 440 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which has them sitting 28th in MLB, and have accumulated 43 double plays.

Kelly has taken the hill for 426 innings and has earned 364 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Kelly (26-30 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.17 while he has gone up against 1,798 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.20 (199 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.287. He has allowed 426 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 123 walks.

The Pirates have a team SLG% of .357 and they average 3.55 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have notched 66 two-baggers, while walking 158 times and notching 174 runs. Pittsburgh has recorded 42 long balls for the season to go along with 162 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 442 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 360 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a batting average of .224 so far this year.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 251 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.47 (214 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 48 long balls and they give up 5.24 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.390 with a FIP of 4.22 as a team for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (387 strikeouts vs 187 bases on balls). They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 412.

Pittsburgh has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 20 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 162 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 52 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.2% of 78 inherited base runners. With 47 save situations, the Pirates have 24 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (30th in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 432 assists, 39 errors and have accounted for 1,293 putouts for the year. Out of their 3,879 innings on the field, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Brubaker has allowed 214 hits and he has 227 strikeouts in 219 innings. Brubaker (6-20 career record) has earned a 5.01 earned run average and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 122 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.331 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 956 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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