Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-135) Pittsburgh (+114)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (47-58) host the Detroit Tigers (47-59) at PNC Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at -135 while the Pirates are sitting at +114. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Eduardo Rodriguez and Osvaldo Bido.

Detroit has a slugging % of .368 and have struck out 940 times, while drawing a walk on 333 occasions. They have earned 404 RBI's in addition to 833 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .232. The Tigers have tallied 159 doubles as a unit and have hit 98 balls out of the park. They have 417 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .300. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 28th in the league.

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The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.49 so far this season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 882 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 127 long balls and 512 runs in total (22nd in the league). They have walked 296 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.20 as a team on the season. Detroit has relinquished 887 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 472 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.98 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 109 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 60 holds on the year (11th in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save rate of 59.0% and has entered the game in 101 save situations. They have tallied 23 saves so far this season and have blown 16 of their 39 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 151 runners on the season and 32.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Tigers have dispatched 343 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have amassed 2,837 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 926 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 29th in professional baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,511 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in MLB.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 1,036 frames and has tallied 1,055 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.05 (466 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.291. He has given up 988 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 349 walks. Rodriguez (75-49 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.82 while he has faced 4,392 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .385 and they are scoring 4.14 runs per game (26th in the league). They have hit 182 doubles, while getting a free base 360 times and scoring 435 runs. Pittsburgh has a total of 100 home runs so far this year as well as 414 runs batted in. They have struck out on 920 occasions (15th in the league) and have a total of 819 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded a team on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .236 on the year.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 506 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.50 (462 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 116 long balls and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.381 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (886 strikeouts vs 383 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 893.

Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% of 162 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 103 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on. With 88 save situations, the Pirates have tallied 47 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 333 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 39 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 87 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 873 assists, 62 errors and are sitting with 2,772 putouts on the campaign. In 8,316 innings on the diamond, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Bido has surrendered 33 base hits while he has tallied 28 strikeouts in 30 frames. Bido (2-1 career record) is the owner of a 4.50 ERA while allowing 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 15 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.533 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and he has faced 141 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+114)

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