Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, August 8, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (47-59) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (43-64) at Chase Field on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Roansy Contreras and Zac Gallen.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have accounted for 384 runs scored and hold an OBP of .289. The Pirates have hit 147 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 107 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 359 runs batted in in addition to 774 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .220. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .364 and have been rung up 990 times, while drawing a walk on 316 occasions.

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Pirates pitchers have surrendered 115 home runs in addition to 538 runs in total (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 373 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. The Pirates hold a team earned run average of 4.60 on the year (26th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 825 batters.

The Pirates have sent 336 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 155 runners on the year and 35.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 25 saves so far this year and have blown 19 of their 44 save chances. The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 56.8% and stepped onto the hill in 100 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 53 holds on the campaign (19th in baseball). Pirates pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 105 times in addition to having 119 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 2,825 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,022 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which is 30th in pro baseball, and they have turned 105 double plays. The Pirates have converted 67.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,475 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 29th in pro baseball.

Contreras (3-2 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.70 while facing 229 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 50 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 23 walks. His ERA is 3.57 (21 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.377. Contreras has pitched in 53 innings and is sitting with 54 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team OBP of .304 and a team batting average of .226 this year. They have been rung up on 897 occasions (18th in MLB) and have totaled 791 hits. Arizona has accounted for 121 home runs over the course of the season as well as 423 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they average 4.24 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have recorded 163 doubles, while taking a walk 369 times as well as racking up 449 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 485 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.18 (434 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 114 homers and they concede 4.67 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.292 and have a FIP of 4.22 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.41 (769 strikeouts against 319 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 888.

Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.8% out of 129 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 120 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with base runners. With 92 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 53 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 365 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 37 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves.

In 8,409 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (12th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 903 assists, 65 errors and have accumulated 2,803 putouts on the season.

During his career, Gallen has allowed 309 hits while he has tallied 423 punch outs in 384 innings pitched. He has allowed 146 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.172 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and he has gone up against 1,602 hitters so far in his MLB career. Gallen (16-20 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.42 ERA while giving up 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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