Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Pittsburgh Pirates (36-50) are headed to LoanDepot Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Miami Marlins (41-43). The expected starting pitchers will be Roansy Contreras and Daniel Castano.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .373 and have been called out on strikes 798 times, while being walked on 254 occasions. They have 295 RBI's and 620 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .221. The Pirates have tallied 116 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 95 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 316 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .289. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 3.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in the league.

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Pirates pitchers have yielded 99 home runs and 445 total runs (27th in the league). They have walked 316 opposing players and their FIP is 4.40 as a unit this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. The Pirates are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.75 this year (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 687 hitters.

The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 61.8% and stepped onto the hill in 80 save situations. The relievers have inherited 127 runners this year and 37.0% of them ended up scoring. Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 82 times and also have had 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 271 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have recorded 43 holds on the year (20th in MLB). They have recorded 21 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 13 of 34 save opportunities.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 2,259 putouts this year, in addition to 782 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which puts them in 30th in MLB, and have 74 double plays. The Pirates have turned 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,777 innings, which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball.

Contreras has taken the ball for 53 innings and has racked up 54 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Contreras (3-2 career mark) has a FIP of 4.69 while he has gone up against 229 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.57 (21 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.377. He has given up 50 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 23 free passes.

The Marlins hold a slugging % of .392 and they average 4.27 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have hit 131 two-baggers, while taking a walk 238 times and scoring 359 runs. Miami has 90 home runs this year to go along with 340 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 736 occasions (12th in the league) and have tallied 684 hits. The Miami Marlins hold a team on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .242 this year.

The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 353 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (313 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 88 long balls and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.241 with a FIP of 3.96 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.69 (714 strikeouts vs 265 walks). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 655.

Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 37 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in the league holding a save rate of 62.2%, and they have sent 283 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their relievers have come in 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 71 occasions with base runners. Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.6% out of 104 inherited base runners. Sitting with 83 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 44 holds and 14 blown saves.

In their 6,675 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (12th in pro baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Marlins have recorded 775 assists, 46 errors and have earned 2,225 putouts on the season.

Castano (2-6 mark in his career) has a 3.71 earned run average while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.50 and he has faced 350 opposing hitters in his career. He has conceded 33 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.438 and having a FIP of 4.9. So far in his MLB career, Castano has surrendered 87 hits while he has earned 42 strikeouts in 80 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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