Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+100) Tampa Bay (-120)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-40) are headed to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (37-32). The odds on this game have the Pirates at +100 while the Rays are sitting at -120. The over/under has been set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be JT Brubaker and Corey Kluber.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .362 and have been rung up 624 times, while drawing a walk on 210 occasions. They have 235 RBI's and 495 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .221. The Pirates have compiled 89 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 67 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 253 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .290. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 3.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 28th in baseball.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 4.57 for the season (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 549 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 77 home runs in addition to 348 runs in total (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 254 hitters and their FIP is 4.40 as a squad this year.

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 68 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 29 holds for the season (25th in the league). The Pirates relievers have a save rate of 57.7% and has come into the game in 58 save situations. They have accumulated 15 saves this year and have missed out on 11 of 26 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 107 runners on the campaign with 35.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Pirates have dispatched 216 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Pirates have turned 68.7% of balls in play into outs in their 5,445 innings, which ranks them 22nd in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 1,815 putouts so far this season, in addition to 624 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 56 double plays.

Brubaker has thrown 241 innings and has earned 247 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.92 (132 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.349. He has surrendered 240 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 86 free passes. Brubaker (7-23 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.70 while facing 1,061 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Rays have a SLG% of .375 and they average 4.03 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have put up 110 two-baggers, while walking 193 times and racking up 278 runs. Tampa Bay has hit 66 long balls for the season to go along with 265 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 589 instances (15th in baseball) and have notched a total of 534 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .232 for the year.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.120 and have a FIP of 3.78 as a team so far this season. They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 509. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 263 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.18 (217 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.31 (595 strikeouts against 180 walks). They have conceded 74 HR's and they concede 3.85 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.1% of 95 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 95 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 88 save situations, the Rays have accrued 51 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 255 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in MLB). The Rays have recorded 582 assists, 44 errors and have a tally of 1,846 putouts for the season. In 5,538 innings played, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (4th in pro baseball).

Kluber (106-65 career win-loss record) has a 3.21 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.76 and he has faced 6,018 hitters in his career. He has allowed a total of 531 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.100 and a FIP of 3.1. So far in his career, Kluber has given up 1,302 base hits while earning 1,604 K's in 1,490 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-120) and under 7 runs

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