Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 10/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+245) St. Louis (-295)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (90-66) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-97) on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Pirates at +245 while the Cardinals are sitting at -295. The total is set at 6.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Ortiz and Jordan Montgomery.

Pittsburgh is slugging .364 and have struck out 1,459 times, while taking a walk on 453 occasions. They have accounted for 531 RBI's as well as 1,135 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .221. The Pirates have hit 209 doubles as a squad and have knocked 155 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 565 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .289. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 3.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 27th in baseball.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.66 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,210 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 562 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.28 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 160 home runs in addition to 784 runs in total (28th in the league).

The Pirates relievers have a save percentage of 53.4% and has come into the game in 127 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 218 runners this season with 38.5% of them earned a run for their team. Pirates pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 144 times and also have had 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 481 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have 66 holds so far this year (24th in the league). They have tallied 31 saves over the course of the season and have blown 27 of their 58 chances to save the game.

The Pirates have converted 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,312 innings, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 4,104 putouts this year, as well as 1,447 assists and 114 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which has them sitting 30th in the majors, and they have turned 146 double plays.

Ortiz has taken the mound for 15 innings and has racked up 17 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 1.17 (2 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.783. He has given up 5 hits (2.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 7 free passes. Ortiz (0-1 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.27 while facing 61 hitters in the major leagues.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .422 and they are scoring 4.74 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have hit 276 doubles, while getting a free base 513 times and recording 739 runs. St. Louis has accounted for 193 home runs on the year to go along with 710 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,186 occasions (26th in baseball) and have recorded 1,335 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated a team OBP of .325 and a team batting average of .252 for the season.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.266 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.44 (1,139 strikeouts vs 466 walks). They come in at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,284. They have allowed 143 homers and they relinquish 3.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 611 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.77 (579 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 116 save situations, the Cardinals have 64 holds and 16 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 52 save chances and they have earned 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 124 times in high leverage situations and also on 153 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.1% of 231 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 445 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 174 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (1st in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 1,637 assists, 63 errors and are sitting with 4,148 putouts this year. In 12,444 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals hold a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (8th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Montgomery has given up 525 base knocks while accumulating 534 K's in 560 frames. Montgomery (27-23 career record) holds a 3.85 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 240 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 2,339 opposing batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+245)

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