St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 10/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (60-99) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (92-67) at PNC Park on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dakota Hudson and Bryse Wilson.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have accumulated 754 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. The Cardinals have hit 279 doubles as a team and have hit 195 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 724 RBI's in addition to 1,349 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .252. St. Louis is slugging .421 and have been rung up 1,196 times, while taking a walk on 524 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.75 on the campaign (9th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,155 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 472 batters and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a squad on the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have given up 143 home runs in addition to 615 runs in total (8th in the league).

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 69.8% and has come into the game in 119 save situations. The relievers have inherited 234 runners this year with 34.6% of them crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 155 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 450 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have a total of 66 holds for the season (25th in MLB). They have earned 37 saves so far this year and have not converted 16 out of their 53 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 4,202 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,652 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 1st in professional baseball, and have accumulated 175 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,606 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in MLB.

Hudson has thrown 386 frames and has earned 269 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Hudson (32-17 career record) holds a FIP of 4.54 and he has gone up against 1,637 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.47 (149 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.347. He has allowed 342 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 179 walks.

Pittsburgh has a total of 155 long balls for the year to go along with 535 RBIs. They have recorded 214 doubles, while walking 459 times as well as scoring 569 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied a team on-base percentage of .289 as well as a team batting average of .221 for the season. The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .362 and they average 3.60 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,475 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,148 base hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 799 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.70 (723 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 162 home runs and they relinquish 5.20 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.423 in addition to having a FIP of 4.30 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.13 (1,220 strikeouts against 573 bases on balls). They rank 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,396.

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 58 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save percentage of 53.4%, and they have sent 486 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 148 times in high leverage situations and also on 144 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.5% out of their 218 inherited runners. With 127 save situations, the Pirates have earned 66 holds and also 27 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 148 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 1,469 assists, 116 errors and have 4,152 putouts so far this season. In their 12,456 innings played, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (27th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Wilson has surrendered 266 base hits while he has tallied 161 strikeouts in 229 innings pitched. Wilson (9-17 career win-loss mark) has a 5.54 ERA while allowing 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 141 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.498 and having a FIP of 5.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.09 and he has gone up against 1,015 batters in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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