St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 10/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (61-99) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (92-68) at PNC Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Matthew Liberatore and Johan Oviedo.

St. Louis is slugging .422 and have been called out on strikes 1,213 times, while taking a walk on 532 occasions. They have amassed 730 RBI's in addition to 1,367 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .252. The Cardinals have hit 286 doubles as a squad and have knocked 197 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 761 runs while having a team OBP of .326. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.

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Cardinals pitchers have conceded 146 home runs and 625 runs in total (8th in baseball). They have walked 480 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 3.77 this year (9th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,166 batters.

The Cardinals have dispatched 458 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 238 base runners over the course of the season with 34.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 37 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of 54 save chances. The Cardinals relievers have a save rate of 68.5% and has entered the game in 121 save situations. The bullpen have notched 67 holds on the season (25th in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 157 times as well as having 130 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 4,253 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,667 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball, and they have turned 176 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,759 innings, which has them sitting 9th in baseball.

Liberatore has pitched in 29 innings and has earned 25 K's in his career. Liberatore (2-1 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.03 and he has faced 138 batters in the majors. His ERA is 5.46 (18 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.685. He has surrendered 36 base knocks (10.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 14 free passes.

Pittsburgh has knocked in 158 home runs for the year to go along with 545 runs batted in. They have recorded 217 two-baggers, while walking 467 times as well as putting up 579 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a team OBP of .289 and a team batting average of .221 over the course of the season. The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .363 and they are scoring 3.62 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,486 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,162 base hits.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.422 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.30 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 (1,237 strikeouts vs 581 free passes). They rank 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,413. They have conceded 164 home runs and they relinquish 5.17 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 806 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.67 (728 earned runs surrendered).

Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.7% out of their 223 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 153 times in high leverage situations in addition to 147 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Pirates have accumulated 69 holds and also 27 blown saves. They sit at 29th in the league with a save percentage of 54.2%, and they have sent 495 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 59 save opportunities and they have come away with 32 saves.

In 12,618 innings on the field, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (27th in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 149 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Pirates have accrued 1,486 assists, 117 errors and have earned a total of 4,206 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Oviedo has allowed 129 base knocks while he has accumulated 120 punch outs in 139 innings. He has given up 67 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.432 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.71 and he has faced 624 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Oviedo (4-11 career mark) has earned a 4.34 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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