Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-105) Pittsburgh (-115)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (25-27) are headed to PNC Park on Saturday where they will compete against the Pittsburgh Pirates (22-27). The line on this matchup has the Diamondbacks at -105 while the Pirates are sitting at -115. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Zach Davies and Roansy Contreras.

Arizona has a slugging % of .378 and have struck out 480 times, while drawing a walk on 187 occasions. They have 192 runs batted in and 367 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .218. The Diamondbacks have tallied 77 doubles as a unit and have knocked 59 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 203 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 3.9 runs per game, which is 24th in the league.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.22 so far this year (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 370 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 57 home runs and 238 runs (24th in the league). They have walked 163 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a squad so far this year.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 54 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 34 holds so far this year (8th in baseball). The Diamondbacks bullpen have earned a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 56 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves this season and have not converted 6 of their 21 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 79 base runners so far this season and 25.3% of them crossed the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 190 relievers to the mound this year.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,149 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 1,383 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 440 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which is 27th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 43 double plays.

Davies has taken the hill for 880 innings and has earned 648 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.18 (409 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.334. He has allowed 881 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 293 walks. Davies (58-51 career record) holds a FIP of 4.44 while he has faced 3,741 batters in the major leagues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .297 as well as a team batting average of .224 so far this year. They have been rung up on 442 occasions (9th in MLB) and have 360 base hits. Pittsburgh has compiled 42 long balls on the campaign to go along with 162 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .357 and they score 3.55 runs per game (28th in the league). They have notched 66 doubles, while taking a walk 158 times as well as scoring 174 runs.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.390 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a squad so far this season. They come in at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 412. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 251 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.47 (214 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.07 (387 strikeouts against 187 free passes). They have surrendered 48 long balls and they concede 5.24 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

With 47 save situations, the Pirates have earned 24 holds and 7 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 53 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.2% out of 78 inherited runners. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have sent 162 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in the majors). The Pirates have accrued 432 assists, 39 errors and have notched a total of 1,293 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,879 innings on the field, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in pro baseball).

In his career, Contreras has surrendered 15 base knocks while tallying 22 punch outs in 20 frames. Contreras (1-0 career mark) has earned a 2.18 ERA and has allowed 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 5 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.065 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.14 and he has gone up against 83 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-105)

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