Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-210) Pittsburgh (+180)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (40-62) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (57-45) at PNC Park on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Brewers at -210 and the Pirates are priced at +180. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Corbin Burnes and Bryse Wilson.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are recording 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in MLB. They have a total of 474 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .320. The Brewers have compiled 159 doubles as a squad and have knocked 140 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 461 RBI's and 822 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .240. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .417 and have been called out on strikes 899 times, while drawing a walk on 361 occasions.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.85 on the season (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 970 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 113 long balls in addition to 434 total runs (14th in MLB). They have walked 331 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a team on the year.

Brewers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 76 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 68 holds this year (4th in baseball). The Brewers relievers have compiled a save rate of 74.0% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves on the season and have blown 13 out of their 50 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 114 base runners on the season and 31.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Brewers have sent 332 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 2,612 putouts on the year, in addition to 837 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 17th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 73 double plays. The Brewers have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,836 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in pro baseball.

Burnes has taken the hill for 438 frames and is sitting with 587 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.08 (150 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.052. He has given up 341 base knocks (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 120 free passes. Burnes (31-15 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 2.74 while he has faced 1,772 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Pittsburgh has compiled 103 long balls on the year as well as 341 RBIs. They have recorded 141 two-baggers, while getting a free base 300 times and scoring 363 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an on-base percentage of .287 as well as a batting average of .219 so far this year. The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .363 and they tally 3.56 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 955 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have earned a total of 734 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 517 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.62 (461 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 110 HR's and they relinquish 5.19 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.427 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.24 (790 strikeouts against 352 walks). They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 928.

With 96 save situations, the Pirates have tallied 51 holds and also 18 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 98 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.2% out of 145 inherited runners. They sit at 25th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 318 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

In 7,737 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 96 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in professional baseball). The Pirates have racked up 933 assists, 72 errors and have a tally of 2,579 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Wilson has conceded 209 base hits while accumulating 123 punch outs in 172 innings pitched. He has allowed 111 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.584 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and he has faced 777 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Wilson (7-14 career record) has earned a 5.80 earned run average while conceding 10.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-210)

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