Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-125) Pittsburgh (+105)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-53) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (46-48) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Cleveland at -125 while Pittsburgh is opening at +105. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and Rich Hill.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have racked up 385 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Guardians have accounted for 174 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 67 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 359 RBI's in addition to 806 hits for the year, and their team batting average is .251. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .379 and have struck out 665 times, while being walked on 281 occasions.

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The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.87 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 744 batters. Guardians pitchers have conceded 96 home runs and 392 total runs (7th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 289 batters and their FIP is 4.13 as a team this season. Cleveland has given up 782 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 363 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Guardians relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 59.6% and has come into the game in 103 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 105 runners on the year and 21.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Guardians pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 83 times and also have had 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 306 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have a total of 54 holds this season (9th in baseball). They have recorded 28 saves on the season and have not converted 19 of their 47 chances to get a save.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 2,530 putouts so far this season, in addition to 864 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which puts them in 9th in pro baseball, and have earned 64 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,590 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in pro baseball.

Civale has taken the ball for 410 innings and has totaled 358 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Civale (27-23 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.11 and he has faced 1,677 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.88 (177 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. He has surrendered 372 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 102 walks.

Pittsburgh has accumulated 83 home runs this season as well as 369 RBIs. They have recorded 166 doubles, while taking a walk 327 times and recording 388 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have an OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .237 this season. The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they average 4.13 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 809 occasions (16th in the league) and have notched a total of 734 base hits.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.383 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a unit this season. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 805. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have relinquished 453 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.45 (409 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (780 strikeouts against 339 bases on balls). They have surrendered 97 home runs and they surrender 4.93 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.0% out of 137 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 90 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 76 save situations, the Pirates have 39 holds and 12 blown saves. They sit at 9th in the league holding a save rate of 65.7%, and they have sent 293 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 35 save opportunities and they have recorded 23 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 76 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in professional baseball). The Pirates have 782 assists, 59 errors and have a tally of 2,481 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 7,443 innings played, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (21st in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Hill has given up 1,174 base hits while earning 1,387 punch outs in 1,363 innings. Hill (89-68 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.92 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 593 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.245 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.65 and he has gone up against 5,739 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-125)

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