San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-210) Pittsburgh (+175)

The San Diego Padres (13-7) are on their way to PNC Park on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-11). The moneyline on this game has San Diego at -210 and Pittsburgh opens at +175. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Sean Manaea and JT Brubaker.

San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .374 and have been called out on strikes 174 times, while taking a walk on 83 occasions. They have tallied 88 runs batted in as well as 151 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .233. The Padres have recorded 30 doubles as a squad and have knocked 17 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 91 runs scored and hold an OBP of .329. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in MLB.

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The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.54 for the year (16th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 189 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.82 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.13. Padres pitchers have allowed 24 home runs in addition to 77 total runs (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 67 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a team so far this year.

The Padres relievers have earned a save percentage of 70.0% and has come into the game in 29 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 25 runners so far this year with 56.0% of them crossed the plate. Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 15 times and also have had 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 69 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have accumulated 18 holds on the season (4th in the league). They have recorded 7 saves on the season and have missed out on 3 out of their 10 save opportunities.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 534 putouts this season, as well as 176 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them sitting 12th in the majors, and have a total of 19 double plays. The Padres have turned 73.3% of balls in play into outs out of 1,602 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

Manaea has taken the mound for 750 frames and has earned 665 K's so far in his MLB career. Manaea (52-43 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.96 and he has faced 3,119 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.85 (321 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.198. He has allowed 711 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 188 walks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an OBP of .297 in addition to a team batting average of .229 so far this year. They have struck out on 175 occasions (8th in baseball) and have tallied 143 hits. Pittsburgh has hit 11 HRs on the year and 62 RBIs. The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .334 and they have an average of 3.58 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have tallied 25 doubles, while getting a free base 63 times as well as putting up 68 runs.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.442 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.95 (150 strikeouts against 77 walks). They rank 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 161. They have conceded 19 homers and they allow 5.62 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 103 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 5.02 (92 earned runs conceded).

Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 7 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 66 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 18 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.0% out of their 25 inherited base runners. With 18 save situations, the Pirates have 9 holds and 2 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 14 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (24th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 161 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 495 putouts on the season. Out of their 1,485 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in baseball).

During his career, Brubaker has allowed 185 base hits while he has totaled 194 K's in 187 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 111 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.342 and having a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.94 and he has faced 816 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Brubaker (6-18 record in his career) is the owner of a 5.34 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+175)

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