Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Pittsburgh Pirates (45-66) are on their way to Oracle Park on Friday where they will play the San Francisco Giants (54-57). The expected starting pitchers are Bryse Wilson and Carlos Rodon.

The Pirates have hit 148 doubles as a team and have smacked 110 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .363 and have been called out on strikes 1,015 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in MLB. They have earned 371 runs batted in as well as 793 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .220. They have 396 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .288.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.56 for the year (26th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 839 batters. They have walked 380 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.28 as a team on the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Pirates pitchers have allowed 116 long balls and 548 runs in total (26th in the league).

Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 110 times as well as having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 54 holds so far this season (20th in baseball). The Pirates bullpen have compiled a save rate of 56.8% and has come into the game in 101 save situations. They have earned 25 saves on the season and have blown 19 of their 44 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 161 base runners on the season with 34.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Pirates have dispatched 346 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Pirates have converted 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,700 innings, which has them sitting at 29th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 2,900 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,045 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which is 30th in pro baseball, and have earned 107 double plays.

Wilson (8-14 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.32 while he has gone up against 818 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 219 base knocks (10.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 65 free passes. His earned run average is 5.67 (115 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.555. Wilson has taken the hill for 182 frames and has accounted for 130 strikeouts in his career.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 961 occasions (7th in the league) and have totaled 859 base knocks. San Francisco has knocked in 128 HRs this season to go along with 478 RBIs. The Giants have a SLG% of .393 and they average 4.54 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have 176 two-baggers, while getting a free base 397 times and earning 499 runs.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.273 with a FIP of 3.48 as a squad so far this year. They sit at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 937. The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 479 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.92 (423 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.06 (917 strikeouts against 300 bases on balls). They have allowed 91 homers and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball).

San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 36 save opportunities and they have walked away with 23 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 63.9%, and they have dispatched 389 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 115 times in high leverage situations in addition to 95 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.2% out of their 141 inherited runners. With 85 save situations, the Giants have compiled 46 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

Out of their 8,751 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have turned 82 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Giants have 1,049 assists, 70 errors and have accounted for 2,917 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Rodon has surrendered 698 base knocks and he has 871 punch outs in 797 innings pitched. Rodon (52-44 career record) has a 3.66 earned run average and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 324 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.259 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 3,373 hitters in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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