Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, August 7, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+130) Baltimore (-150)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (43-63) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (55-51). The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at +130 while the Orioles are sitting at -150. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Bryse Wilson and Spenser Watkins.

The Pirates have earned 144 doubles as a unit and have knocked 106 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .364 and have been called out on strikes 982 times, while taking a walk on 314 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 3.6 runs per outing, which is 28th in the league. They have accrued 356 RBI's and 768 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .220. They have accumulated 381 runs scored while having a team OBP of .289.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.58 so far this season (26th in MLB), and they have struck out 816 hitters. They have walked 367 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.43. Pirates pitchers have given up 115 long balls in addition to 532 total runs (26th in baseball).

The Pirates have dispatched 333 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 155 runners for the season with 35.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 25 saves on the campaign and have blown 19 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 56.8% and has entered the game in 100 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 53 holds for the year (19th in baseball). Pirates pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 105 times and also have had 119 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have transformed 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,403 innings, which has them sitting 29th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 2,801 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,018 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and they have turned 105 double plays.

Wilson (7-14 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.36 while he has faced 800 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 215 base hits (10.9 hits per nine innings) and has 65 walks. His ERA is 5.77 (114 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.576. Wilson has pitched in 177 innings and has accounted for 125 K's in his MLB career.

Baltimore has tallied 109 home runs this season as well as 421 RBIs. They have put up 194 two-baggers, while taking a walk 301 times and recording 447 runs. The Baltimore Orioles hold an OBP of .304 as well as a team batting average of .236 this year. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .389 and they score 4.22 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have been rung up on 929 occasions (8th in the league) and have notched a total of 843 base hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 439 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.85 (401 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 117 homers and they surrender 4.21 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.287 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.08 as a unit for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.77 (808 strikeouts vs 292 walks). They have a ranking of 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 915.

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 39 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. They are ranked 1st in MLB with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 364 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Their relievers have taken the field 131 times in high leverage situations in addition to 138 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of 195 inherited runners. With 98 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 57 holds and 9 blown saves.

In 8,448 innings played, the Orioles have a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (21st in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in professional baseball). The Orioles have accrued 987 assists, 62 errors and have a tally of 2,816 putouts over the course of the season.

Watkins (6-8 career record) has a 5.76 earned run average and has given up 10.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and he has gone up against 531 opposing batters in his career. He has given up a total of 76 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.517 and having a FIP of 5.3. In his MLB career, Watkins has allowed 141 base knocks while he has earned 75 punch outs in 118 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+130)

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