Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, June 10, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+150) Atlanta (-170)

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (30-27) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-30) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Pirates at +150 while the Braves are at -170. The total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Roansy Contreras and Spencer Strider.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 3.6 runs/g, which has them at 28th in the league. They have notched a total of 188 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .298. The Pirates have tallied 73 doubles as a team and have smacked 46 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 175 RBI's as well as 390 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .226. Pittsburgh is slugging .359 and have been rung up 469 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions.

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Pirates pitchers have given up 53 home runs in addition to 265 total runs (24th in MLB). They have walked 198 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a squad on the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. The Pirates are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.36 this year (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 424 hitters.

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 55 times and also have had 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 27 holds this year (19th in baseball). The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. They have accumulated 14 saves for the year and have blown 7 of their 21 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 84 base runners so far this season and 35.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Pirates have dispatched 176 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Pirates have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,203 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 22nd in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 1,401 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 469 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which has them sitting 29th in MLB, and they have turned 41 double plays.

Contreras (1-0 career mark) has earned a FIP of 2.99 while facing 107 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 19 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) with 9 free passes. His ERA is 1.71 (5 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.063. Contreras has taken the ball for 26 innings and has accumulated 30 K's in his MLB career.

Atlanta has 72 home runs on the season to go along with 230 runs batted in. They have put up 110 doubles, while taking a walk 168 times as well as notching 246 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for an OBP of .309 in addition to a batting average of .242 over the course of the season. The Braves have a team SLG% of .418 and they average 4.39 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 542 occasions (1st in baseball) and have accounted for 459 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 241 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.82 (212 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 44 home runs and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.268 with a FIP of 3.57 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 (516 strikeouts against 204 walks). They come in at 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 430.

Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 42.1% of 76 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 53 occasions with runners on. With 64 save situations, the Braves have accrued 35 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB with a save rate of 62.1%, and they have sent 182 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 29 save opportunities and they have converted 18 saves.

In their 4,503 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (17th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have turned 41 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in the majors). The Braves have recorded 493 assists, 26 errors and have notched a total of 1,501 putouts on the season.

Strider (2-2 career record) has earned a 2.83 earned run average and has given up 5.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and he has gone up against 142 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 11 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.171 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.7. During his pro baseball career, Strider has surrendered 22 base hits while tallying 49 K's in 35 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-170)

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