Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, July 11, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (39-41) are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (33-48) at LoanDepot Park on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Mitch Keller and Trevor Rogers.

The Pirates have tallied 105 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 88 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .371 and have struck out 739 times, while drawing a walk on 238 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which is 28th in baseball. They have earned 277 RBI's in addition to 584 base knocks this season, and their batting average is sitting at .221. They have accumulated 296 runs scored while having a team OBP of .289.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.84 this season (26th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 641 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 303 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.46 as a unit on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Pirates pitchers have given up 94 home runs and 425 runs (27th in the league).

The Pirates bullpen have earned a save rate of 59.4% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners this season with 35.8% of them crossed home plate. Pirates pitchers have come into the game with players on base 77 times as well as having 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 254 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have notched 36 holds for the season (24th in MLB). They have compiled 19 saves so far this season and have blown 13 of their 32 save opportunities.

The Pirates have transformed 67.7% of balls in play into outs in their 6,390 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have 2,130 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 738 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which puts them in 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 69 double plays.

Keller (9-23 career record) holds a FIP of 4.26 and he has gone up against 1,122 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 298 base knocks (10.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 115 free passes. His ERA is 5.77 (158 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.677. Keller has taken the mound for 246 frames and has tallied 239 punch outs in his career.

Miami has hit 88 home runs for the year and 332 runs batted in. They have recorded 123 two-baggers, while walking 234 times as well as scoring 348 runs. The Miami Marlins hold an on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .243 over the course of the season. The Marlins have a team slugging % of .396 and they have an average of 4.35 runs per outing (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 704 occasions (12th in the league) and are sitting with 656 hits.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.72 (687 strikeouts vs 253 bases on balls). They rank 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 626. They have allowed 82 dingers and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have conceded 336 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.83 (300 earned runs yielded).

With 77 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 41 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 34 save chances and they have earned 21 saves. Their relievers have come in 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on. Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of their 104 inherited base runners. They sit at 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have sent 267 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The Miami Marlins have turned 64 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Marlins have accrued 734 assists, 40 errors and have accumulated 2,115 putouts on the campaign. In 6,345 innings played, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in MLB).

So far in his career, Rogers has conceded 217 hits while he has earned 263 K's in 233 frames. He has given up 103 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.335 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has faced 1,010 hitters during his career. Rogers (12-17 record in his career) has a 3.97 earned run average and has allowed 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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