St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-215) Pittsburgh (+185)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (50-86) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (81-56) at PNC Park on Saturday. The line on this matchup has St. Louis at -215 while Pittsburgh is at +185. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Jack Flaherty and JT Brubaker.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .429 and have struck out 1,048 times, while being walked on 450 occasions. They have 646 RBI's as well as 1,198 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is at .257. The Cardinals have compiled 241 doubles as a unit and have smacked 173 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 672 runs and hold an OBP of .329. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.9 runs per contest, which is 4th in MLB.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.76 for the season (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 991 batters. They have walked 406 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a squad on the campaign. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 124 long balls in addition to 536 runs in total (8th in baseball).

The Cardinals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.0% and has entered the game in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 208 base runners on the season with 35.1% of those players ended up scoring. Cardinals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 137 times and also have had 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 388 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have racked up 58 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). They have accumulated 31 saves so far this season and have missed out on 16 of 47 chances to save the game.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 3,647 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,464 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which is 1st in the majors, and have accumulated 154 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,941 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in professional baseball.

Flaherty (32-25 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.87 and he has faced 2,038 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 370 base knocks (6.7 hits per nine innings) with 176 walks. His earned run average is 3.36 (187 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.091. Flaherty has pitched in 500 innings and has earned 579 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .359 and they are recording 3.50 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have recorded 178 doubles, while walking 383 times as well as putting up 476 runs. Pittsburgh has compiled 131 long balls on the campaign to go along with 446 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,269 occasions (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 980 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with an OBP of .286 as well as a team batting average of .219 for the season.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.438 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.28 as a squad over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,229. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 693 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.69 (622 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.14 (1,039 strikeouts against 486 bases on balls). They have relinquished 139 long balls and they relinquish 5.23 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Pittsburgh has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 49 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.1%, and they have dispatched 426 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have taken the field 137 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.4% of 198 inherited runners. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Pirates have earned 59 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

In 10,737 innings played, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in pro baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 134 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in professional baseball). The Pirates have recorded 1,284 assists, 97 errors and have notched a total of 3,579 putouts on the season.

Brubaker (9-27 career mark) has a 4.86 ERA and has surrendered 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and he has faced 1,331 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 164 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.365 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Brubaker has allowed 311 hits while tallying 314 punch outs in 304 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-215)

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