Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (38-42) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (43-38) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Colin Rea and Rich Hill.

Milwaukee is slugging .370 and have struck out 770 times, while drawing a walk on 278 occasions. They have compiled 312 RBI's in addition to 601 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .226. The Brewers have compiled 107 doubles as a team and have hit 87 balls out of the park. They have racked up 324 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .305. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 27th in the league.

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The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.99 for the season (14th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 640 batters. Brewers pitchers have relinquished 104 long balls and also 345 total runs (13th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 260 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.62 as a squad over the course of the season. Milwaukee has surrendered 647 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 318 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.46 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 65 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 48 holds on the season (6th in MLB). The Brewers relievers have a save rate of 71.0% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. They have 22 saves for the year and have blown 9 of 31 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 runners on the season with 27.1% of those runners crossed home plate. The Brewers have sent 259 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Brewers have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,453 innings on the field, ranking them 2nd in professional baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 2,151 putouts for the season, as well as 707 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and they have turned 62 double plays.

Rea has taken the hill for 223 innings and has accumulated 178 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.80 (119 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.316. He has conceded 213 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 81 free passes. Rea (12-12 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.53 while he has faced 962 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Pittsburgh has accounted for 73 home runs for the season to go along with 316 RBIs. They have 140 doubles, while taking a walk 281 times and racking up 334 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied a team on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .241 on the campaign. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .389 and they earn 4.17 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 674 occasions (18th in the league) and have recorded 634 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 366 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.24 (331 earned runs given up). They have given up 78 dingers and they allow 4.68 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.384 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (671 strikeouts vs 285 free passes). They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 688.

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 32 save opportunities and they have converted 22 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 243 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relievers have taken the field 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.6% of 113 inherited runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 36 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 69 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Pirates have racked up 664 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,111 putouts this season. In 6,333 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (23rd in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Hill has allowed 1,157 base hits while accumulating 1,374 strikeouts in 1,348 frames. Hill (89-66 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.89 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 582 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.240 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 5,666 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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