New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The New York Yankees (58-22) are traveling to PNC Park on Wednesday where they will go up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-47). The starting pitchers will be Luis Severino and Mitch Keller.

New York is slugging .432 and have struck out 661 times, while taking a walk on 305 occasions. They have amassed 381 runs batted in and 626 hits for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .238. The Yankees have recorded 104 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 133 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 403 runs and hold an OBP of .321. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.0 runs/g, which is 2nd in the league.

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The Yankees have an earned run average of 2.90 on the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 730 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.49 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.07. Yankees pitchers have yielded 70 long balls and also 241 total runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 209 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.35 as a unit so far this season.

Yankees pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 80 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 51 holds this year (9th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen have a save percentage of 73.7% and stepped onto the hill in 92 save situations. They have accumulated 28 saves so far this season and have missed out on 10 out of their 38 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 111 base runners for the year with 30.6% of those runners ended up scoring. The Yankees have sent 242 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The New York Yankees have earned a total of 2,158 putouts this season, in addition to 743 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 5th in baseball, and they have turned 49 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,474 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in the majors.

Severino has pitched in 614 innings and has 688 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.42 (233 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.132. He has surrendered 521 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 174 free passes. Severino (47-29 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.37 and he has gone up against 2,515 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Pittsburgh has a total of 86 HRs so far this year as well as 272 runs batted in. They have notched 102 doubles, while walking 237 times and putting up 291 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with a team OBP of .290 in addition to a batting average of .221 for the year. The Pirates have a SLG% of .372 and they score 3.68 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have struck out on 726 occasions (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 571 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 407 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.73 (364 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 88 dingers and they allow 5.29 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.426 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.39 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.12 (622 strikeouts vs 293 bases on balls). They rank 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 694.

Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of 119 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and on 76 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Pirates have compiled 35 holds and also 13 blown saves. They sit at 24th in MLB with a save rate of 58.1%, and they have dispatched 247 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Pittsburgh has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 31 save chances and they have earned 18 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 715 assists, 57 errors and have amassed 2,076 putouts so far this year. Out of their 6,228 innings on the field, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (28th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Keller has surrendered 288 hits while tallying 232 strikeouts in 240 frames. He has given up 154 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.673 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and he has gone up against 1,096 batters during his career. Keller (9-22 record in his career) has a 5.77 ERA while conceding 10.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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