Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (54-57) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (45-67) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tyler Beede and Logan Webb.

Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .361 and have been rung up 1,038 times, while drawing a walk on 331 occasions. They have accounted for 378 runs batted in in addition to 809 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .220. The Pirates have earned 151 doubles as a squad and have hit 110 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 405 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .289. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 3.6 runs per game, which is 28th in baseball.

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Pirates pitchers have conceded 117 home runs and also 561 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 387 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.29 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. The Pirates are sitting with a team ERA of 4.60 for the season (26th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 850 hitters.

The Pirates relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 56.5% and has come into the game in 105 save situations. The relievers have inherited 168 runners so far this year and 35.1% of those runners crossed home plate. Pirates bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 114 times as well as having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 352 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have notched 56 holds for the season (17th in baseball). They have earned 26 saves on the campaign and have blown 20 of their 46 chances to get a save.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 2,951 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,060 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 109 double plays. The Pirates have converted 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,853 innings, which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball.

Beede has taken the ball for 171 innings and is sitting with 151 K's during his MLB career. Beede (6-12 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.77 and he has faced 770 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.95 (94 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.503. He has conceded 183 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 74 walks.

The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .319 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this year. They have struck out on 965 instances (11th in MLB) and have recorded 870 base hits. San Francisco has hit 129 home runs for the season as well as 482 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging % of .393 and they have an average of 4.56 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have 178 doubles, while getting a free base 402 times and earning 506 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 492 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.98 (433 earned runs yielded). They have given up 93 homers and they allow 4.52 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.282 in addition to having a FIP of 3.50 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.06 (926 strikeouts vs 303 walks). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 953.

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.0% out of 146 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 116 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with base runners. With 85 save situations, the Giants have recorded 46 holds and 13 blown saves. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.9%, and they have dispatched 392 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 36 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 82 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,054 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 2,941 putouts for the year. In their 8,823 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Webb has conceded 359 hits while he has accumulated 356 strikeouts in 384 innings pitched. Webb (26-15 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.65 earned run average and has allowed 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 156 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.21 and he has faced 1,594 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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