New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-135) Pittsburgh (+115)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (32-29) will compete against the New York Mets (30-32) at PNC Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -135 while the Pirates are priced at +115. The total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Tylor Megill and Luis Ortiz.

New York is slugging .393 and have struck out 463 times, while being walked on 213 occasions. They have compiled 258 RBI's as well as 487 hits for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .238. The Mets have tallied 79 two-baggers as a team and have hit 73 balls out of the park. They have racked up 267 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. As a team, the New York Mets are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 20th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. Mets pitchers have yielded 83 long balls and also 283 total runs (18th in MLB). New York has surrendered 508 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 273 earned runs. The Mets have an earned run average of 4.58 on the season (23rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 523 hitters. They have walked 218 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.75 as a unit for the season.

The Mets have dispatched 193 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 77 base runners on the year with 23.4% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 18 saves so far this season and have not converted 7 out of their 25 chances to get a save. The Mets relievers have compiled a save rate of 72.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 67 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 42 holds on the year (3rd in MLB). Mets relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 52 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,833 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have amassed 1,611 putouts this season, in addition to 539 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 52 double plays.

Megill has taken the ball for 196 innings and is sitting with 198 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.63 (101 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.375. He has given up 198 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 72 walks. Megill (13-11 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.62 while he has faced 847 batters during his time in the majors.

The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .404 and they earn 4.36 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have recorded 114 doubles, while taking a walk 223 times as well as racking up 266 runs. Pittsburgh has knocked in 57 long balls this year as well as 253 runs batted in. They have struck out on 510 instances (22nd in MLB) and have notched a total of 497 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a batting average of .247 on the campaign.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.369 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 521. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 268 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.12 (247 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (519 strikeouts against 217 free passes). They have conceded 62 homers and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league).

With 58 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 32 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the game in 25 save chances and they have come away with 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.2% out of 72 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 72.0%, and they have dispatched 188 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

In 4,854 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (21st in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 54 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (27th in the majors). The Pirates have accrued 490 assists, 39 errors and have amassed 1,618 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Ortiz has allowed 43 hits while accumulating 33 K's in 43 innings pitched. Ortiz (1-4 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.33 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up 21 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.557 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.32 and he has gone up against 197 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-135)

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