Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

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

LoanDepot Park is where the Miami Marlins (41-45) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (38-50) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Pirates at +130 while the Marlins are sitting at -150. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Zach Thompson and Braxton Garrett.

Pittsburgh is slugging .375 and have struck out 814 times, while drawing a walk on 259 occasions. They have 303 RBI's as well as 638 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .222. The Pirates have tallied 120 two-baggers as a team and have hit 97 balls out of the park. They have racked up 324 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .289. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 3.7 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in MLB.

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Pirates pitchers have yielded 99 home runs and 448 total runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 318 opposing players and their FIP is 4.34 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 4.67 for the year (26th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 703 batters.

Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 84 times and also have had 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 46 holds on the season (18th in the league). The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 63.9% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. They have 23 saves this season and have blown 13 out of their 36 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 130 runners for the year and 36.9% of them crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 277 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Pirates have turned 67.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,858 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 2,286 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 790 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 75 double plays.

Thompson (6-13 career record) has a FIP of 4.57 and he has gone up against 593 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 127 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 55 free passes. His earned run average is 3.76 (58 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.313. Thompson has pitched in 138 frames and has tallied 113 K's thus far in his career.

Miami has accounted for 90 HRs on the season to go along with 343 runs batted in. They have hit 133 doubles, while getting a free base 240 times and scoring 362 runs. The Miami Marlins have compiled an on-base percentage of .304 as well as a team batting average of .240 so far this season. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .388 and they are recording 4.21 runs per game (21st in the league). They have been rung up on 752 occasions (10th in MLB) and have totaled 694 hits.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.242 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a staff this season. They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 673. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 361 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.79 (320 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 (730 strikeouts vs 270 free passes). They have given up 90 long balls and they surrender 4.28 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).

Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.0% out of their 106 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. With 83 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 44 holds and 14 blown saves. They sit at 19th in the league holding a save rate of 62.2%, and they have sent 288 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Miami has called on relievers to take the mound in 37 save chances and they have walked away with 23 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 68 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Marlins have recorded 783 assists, 47 errors and have earned a total of 2,252 putouts for the season. Out of their 6,756 innings played, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (11th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Garrett has allowed 89 base hits and he has 69 strikeouts in 77 frames. Garrett (3-6 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.79 ERA and has given up 10.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 41 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.584 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 and he has faced 344 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-150)

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