Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, July 1, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-110) Pittsburgh (-110)

The Milwaukee Brewers (44-33) are en route to PNC Park on Friday where they will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (30-45). The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -110 while Pittsburgh is sitting at -110. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Adrian Houser and Roansy Contreras.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .406 and have been rung up 668 times, while being walked on 259 occasions. They have accrued 329 RBI's and 592 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .235. The Brewers have compiled 109 doubles as a squad and have hit 101 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 337 runs and hold an OBP of .313. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are recording 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 14th in baseball.

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The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.74 this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 708 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Brewers pitchers have given up 80 long balls in addition to 317 runs in total (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 236 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.74 as a team for the year.

The Brewers have sent 240 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 85 base runners for the season and 28.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 30 saves this year and have blown 8 of their 38 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 78.9% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. The relievers have recorded 54 holds so far this season (3rd in the league). Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 52 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,051 innings, which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 2,017 putouts thus far, in addition to 674 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which is 19th in professional baseball, and have a total of 55 double plays.

Houser (21-27 career record) holds a FIP of 4.17 while going up against 1,697 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 373 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 161 free passes. His ERA is 3.88 (172 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.337. Houser has taken the hill for 399 frames and has tallied 331 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team OBP of .287 in addition to a batting average of .219 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 682 occasions (4th in MLB) and have recorded 530 base hits. Pittsburgh has tallied 75 long balls on the year to go along with 248 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a slugging % of .363 and they average 3.59 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have recorded 94 doubles, while taking a walk 218 times and putting up 266 runs.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.400 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a staff for the season. They rank 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 634. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 368 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.53 (326 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.17 (590 strikeouts against 272 bases on balls). They have surrendered 79 homers and they yield 5.12 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 28 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. They sit at 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 53.6%, and they have sent 229 relievers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 71 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.5% out of 110 inherited runners. With 62 save situations, the Pirates have earned 31 holds and also 13 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 58 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (29th in baseball). The Pirates have racked up 666 assists, 55 errors and are sitting with 1,941 putouts on the season. Out of their 5,823 innings played, the Pirates have a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (25th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Contreras has allowed 41 base hits and he has 46 punch outs in 45 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 13 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.346 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and he has faced 195 hitters during his pro baseball career. Contreras (2-1 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.58 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-110)

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