St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-255) Pittsburgh (+215)

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-86) will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (81-58) on Sunday. The line on this contest has St. Louis at -255 and Pittsburgh is at +215. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Mitch Keller.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have racked up 680 runs and have an on-base percentage of .328. The Cardinals have hit 245 doubles as a team and have knocked 175 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 654 RBI's as well as 1,215 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .257. St. Louis is slugging .428 and have struck out 1,057 times, while taking a walk on 458 occasions.

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Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 126 home runs and also 555 total runs (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 411 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a unit so far this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 3.85 so far this season (11th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,007 batters.

Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 140 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 58 holds on the season (25th in baseball). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations. They have recorded 31 saves so far this season and have missed out on 16 out of their 47 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 212 runners this year with 35.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The Cardinals have dispatched 394 relievers to the mound on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 3,698 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,485 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 1st in pro baseball, and they have turned 156 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,094 innings, which has them ranked 10th in the majors.

Quintana (88-86 career mark) has a FIP of 3.64 while he has gone up against 7,118 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,682 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 500 walks. His earned run average is 3.80 (716 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.287. Quintana has pitched in 1,695 frames and has earned 1,509 punch outs in his career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated an on-base percentage of .287 as well as a batting average of .221 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,280 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 995 base knocks. Pittsburgh has accounted for 132 home runs so far this season to go along with 454 runs batted in. The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .361 and they average 3.53 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have hit 180 doubles, while getting a free base 386 times as well as putting up 484 runs.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.434 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 (1,044 strikeouts vs 489 bases on balls). They sit at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,235. They have surrendered 139 long balls and they allow 5.20 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 695 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.67 (624 earned runs surrendered).

Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of 201 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 138 times in high leverage situations in addition to 132 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Pirates have 61 holds and also 22 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 55.1%, and they have sent 429 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 49 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 135 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 1,296 assists, 99 errors and have earned a total of 3,606 putouts for the season. In 10,818 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in professional baseball).

Keller (12-27 career mark) holds a 5.24 ERA while allowing 10.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and he has gone up against 1,351 opposing batters so far in his career. He has given up 175 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.608 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Keller has given up 352 base hits and he has 282 punch outs in 300 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-255)

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