Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Los Angeles Dodgers (19-8) are on their way to PNC Park on Wednesday where they will compete against the Pittsburgh Pirates (12-16). The pitchers who are expected to start are Tyler Anderson and Beau Sulser.

The Dodgers have hit 42 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 26 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .383 and have struck out 215 times, while drawing a walk on 111 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.0 runs per contest, which is 1st in MLB. They have amassed 121 runs batted in and 207 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .235. They have earned a total of 135 runs while having a team OBP of .322.

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Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 17 home runs and also 65 runs in total (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 60 batters and their FIP is 2.94 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.93 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 0.96. The Dodgers have a team ERA of 2.19 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 236 hitters.

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 15 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 14 holds this year (19th in the league). The Dodgers relievers have a save percentage of 85.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations. They have recorded 6 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 of 7 save chances. The relievers have inherited 22 runners on the campaign and 27.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have dispatched 89 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Dodgers have transformed 74.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,148 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 716 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 227 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them sitting 4th in the majors, and they have twisted 21 double plays.

Anderson (32-38 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.39 and he has faced 2,737 batters in the majors. He has given up 650 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 192 walks. His ERA is 4.55 (327 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.303. Anderson has taken the hill for 646 frames and has accumulated 564 K's during his pro baseball career.

Pittsburgh has tallied 22 home runs on the year as well as 98 RBIs. They have recorded 40 doubles, while taking a walk 87 times and racking up 107 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Pirates have a team slugging % of .367 and they score 3.82 runs per game (21st in the league). They have struck out on 253 instances (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 224 hits.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.361 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.04 (224 strikeouts against 110 walks). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 222. They have allowed 27 dingers and they yield 5.46 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 148 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.68 (127 earned runs conceded).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 40 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Pirates have accumulated 14 holds and also 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 95 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the game in 10 save chances and they have recorded 7 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .974 (30th in professional baseball). The Pirates have racked up 234 assists, 26 errors and have a total of 732 putouts this season. Out of their 2,196 innings played, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (23rd in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Sulser has surrendered 4 hits and he has 6 punch outs in 5 innings pitched. Sulser (0-0 career record) has a 0.00 earned run average and has allowed 6.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 0 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.588 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.20 and he has faced 29 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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