Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Monday, August 29, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

American Family Field is the site where the Milwaukee Brewers (66-59) will attempt to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-79) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be JT Brubaker and Corbin Burnes.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .361 and have been rung up 1,168 times, while being walked on 362 occasions. They have recorded 419 RBI's and 909 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .220. The Pirates have compiled 169 doubles as a squad and have smacked 124 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 448 runs while holding a team OBP of .287. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 3.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in the league.

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Pirates pitchers have conceded 131 home runs and 649 runs in total (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 440 opposing players and their FIP is 4.29 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.73 over the course of the season (27th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 964 hitters.

Pirates pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 124 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 56 holds over the course of the season (23rd in baseball). The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 106 save situations. They have accumulated 26 saves on the year and have blown 21 of their 47 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 186 base runners so far this year and 37.1% of them crossed home plate. The Pirates have sent 394 relievers to the hill this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 3,315 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,192 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 30th in the majors, and they have turned 124 double plays. The Pirates have converted 67.2% of balls in play into outs in their 9,945 innings, which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball.

Brubaker has pitched in 298 innings and has 309 K's during his career. Brubaker (9-27 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.35 and he has faced 1,307 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.88 (162 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.366. He has surrendered 306 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 102 walks.

Milwaukee has 176 home runs over the course of the season as well as 551 runs batted in. They have 183 doubles, while taking a walk 447 times as well as putting up 565 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have compiled an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .234 so far this year. The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .411 and they are recording 4.52 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,119 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 979 base knocks.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.237 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.87 (1,180 strikeouts vs 411 walks). They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 966. They have given up 146 homers and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 536 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.86 (477 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 143 save situations, the Brewers have compiled 80 holds and 21 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 63 save chances and they have earned 42 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 163 times in high leverage situations in addition to 98 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.7% out of 138 inherited base runners. They sit at 13th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 414 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Brewers have racked up 1,070 assists, 66 errors and are sitting with 3,341 putouts this year. In 10,023 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (11th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Burnes has allowed 362 base hits while accumulating 617 strikeouts in 466 innings. He has given up a total of 166 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.058 and a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.71 and he has faced 1,889 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Burnes (32-17 career record) holds a 3.21 earned run average while allowing 7.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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