Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (34-27) will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-34) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are JT Brubaker and Matthew Liberatore.

The Pirates have compiled 77 doubles as a squad and have smacked 51 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .356 and have been called out on strikes 534 times, while taking a walk on 178 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in the league. They have accrued 186 runs batted in in addition to 423 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .224. They have earned a total of 199 runs and hold an OBP of .293.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.48 for the season (25th in the league), and their staff has rung up 467 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.22 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 61 long balls and 290 total runs (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 210 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a team on the year.

Pirates relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 58 times and also have had 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 28 holds over the course of the season (20th in the league). The Pirates relievers have compiled a save rate of 63.6% and has entered the game in 53 save situations. They have recorded 14 saves so far this year and have blown 8 of their 22 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 base runners on the season and 35.6% of them ended up scoring. The Pirates have dispatched 187 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have 1,524 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 517 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which ranks 29th in MLB, and they have twisted 44 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 4,572 innings on the field, ranking them 23rd in pro baseball.

Brubaker has pitched in 230 frames and has tallied 237 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Brubaker (6-22 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.73 and he has faced 1,008 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.08 (130 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.342. He has given up 228 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 81 free passes.

The Cardinals have a SLG% of .390 and they tally 4.72 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have hit 100 doubles, while walking 195 times and notching 288 runs. St. Louis is sitting with 59 home runs on the season to go along with 273 RBIs. They have struck out on 454 instances (25th in the league) and are sitting with 522 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .250 for the season.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.305 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff on the year. They are sitting at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 509. The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 243 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.86 (232 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.25 (444 strikeouts against 197 free passes). They have conceded 60 home runs and they yield 4.04 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

With 45 save situations, the Cardinals have 25 holds and 6 blown saves. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 45 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 93 inherited runners. They rank 11th in the league holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 183 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

Out of their 4,875 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (12th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 61 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 634 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,625 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Liberatore has conceded 16 base hits while tallying 10 strikeouts in 13 innings. Liberatore (1-1 career mark) has earned a 5.54 earned run average while giving up 11.1 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 8 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.846 and having a FIP of 7.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.25 and he has gone up against 63 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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