Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-120) Pittsburgh (+100)

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-28) will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (21-33) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at -120 and Pittsburgh is coming in at +100. The over/under has been set at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Tarik Skubal and Jose Quintana.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are notching 2.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in MLB. They are sitting with 150 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .278. The Tigers have earned 69 doubles as a team and have hit 30 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 145 runs batted in as well as 380 base knocks on the year, while their batting average comes in at .218. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .318 and have been called out on strikes 461 times, while drawing a walk on 128 occasions.

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Tigers pitchers have relinquished 53 long balls and 214 runs in total (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing players and their FIP is 3.93 as a unit on the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.67 for the season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 412 batters.

The Tigers have sent 190 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 runners so far this season and 19.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have 13 saves on the campaign and have not converted 4 of 17 save chances. The Tigers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 76.5% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 26 holds on the year (19th in the league). Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 38 times in addition to having 56 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,239 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 1,413 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 463 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 19th in baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays.

Skubal has pitched in 240 innings and has racked up 262 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.98 (106 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.179. He has conceded 215 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 68 walks. Skubal (13-18 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.42 while facing 994 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .226 so far this year. They have struck out on 459 occasions (13th in the league) and have accounted for 384 base hits. Pittsburgh has recorded 45 home runs for the year as well as 172 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .360 and they tally 3.56 runs per game (28th in the league). They have 72 doubles, while getting a free base 169 times and earning 185 runs.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.369 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 431. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 260 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.34 (221 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.11 (414 strikeouts vs 196 free passes). They have given up 53 home runs and they yield 5.11 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Pittsburgh has called on relievers to take the mound in 21 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. They are ranked 17th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 172 relievers onto the diamond this season. Their relievers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 54 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.6% out of their 82 inherited base runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Pirates have earned 27 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

In 4,122 innings on the field, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in pro baseball). The Pirates have recorded 456 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 1,374 putouts on the campaign.

Quintana (84-82 career mark) has a 3.79 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 and he has gone up against 6,751 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 677 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.283 and having a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Quintana has allowed 1,588 base hits while tallying 1,436 K's in 1,608 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+100)

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