Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, July 29, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-165) Pittsburgh (+140)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (40-58) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (51-47) on Friday. The odds on this game have Philadelphia at -165 while Pittsburgh is sitting at +140. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Bailey Falter and Jose Quintana.

As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have earned a total of 454 runs scored and hold an OBP of .310. The Phillies have earned 155 doubles as a squad and have knocked 126 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 435 runs batted in as well as 814 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .245. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .414 and have been called out on strikes 829 times, while being walked on 296 occasions.

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The Phillies have an earned run average of 3.79 so far this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 860 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Phillies pitchers have yielded 95 home runs and 406 total runs (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 285 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.71 as a team on the season.

Phillies pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 93 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 50 holds this year (18th in MLB). The Phillies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 70.6% and has come into the game in 85 save situations. They have tallied 24 saves on the year and have not converted 10 of 34 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 base runners on the campaign with 34.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Phillies have dispatched 324 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with 2,613 putouts so far this season, in addition to 866 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 9th in baseball, and have earned 76 double plays. The Phillies have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,839 innings on the field, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball.

Falter (2-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.98 while he has gone up against 286 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 72 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) with 16 walks. His earned run average is 5.40 (40 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.320. Falter has taken the mound for 66 frames and has tallied 63 K's so far in his career.

Pittsburgh is sitting with 100 home runs on the campaign as well as 329 runs batted in. They have hit 136 doubles, while taking a walk 289 times and scoring 351 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded an OBP of .288 and a team batting average of .220 so far this year. The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .365 and they average 3.58 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have struck out on 911 occasions (3rd in the league) and have a total of 707 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 495 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.62 (441 earned runs allowed). They have given up 105 dingers and they relinquish 5.19 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.423 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.22 (767 strikeouts against 345 free passes). They rank 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 878.

Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of 137 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 106 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 93 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 49 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They rank 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 58.5%, and they have dispatched 305 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have walked away with 24 saves.

In their 7,737 innings played, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 933 assists, 72 errors and have a tally of 2,579 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Quintana has allowed 1,640 base knocks while tallying 1,480 K's in 1,655 innings. Quintana (86-85 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.83 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 704 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and he has faced 6,951 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+140)

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