Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+150) Baltimore (-175)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (24-13) will attempt to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (21-17) on Friday. The line on this matchup has Pittsburgh at +150 while Baltimore is priced at -175. The total is 8. The starting pitchers are Johan Oviedo and Kyle Bradish.

Pittsburgh is slugging .415 and have been called out on strikes 315 times, while drawing a walk on 147 occasions. They have amassed 161 RBI's as well as 306 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .245. The Pirates have hit 77 doubles as a squad and have hit 39 balls out of the stadium. They have 169 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .328. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in baseball.

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The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 3.82 for the season (11th in baseball), and they have struck out 324 hitters. Pirates pitchers have yielded 35 home runs and also 159 total runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 134 batters and their FIP is 3.99 as a team this season. Pittsburgh has yielded 319 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 143 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.42 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 21 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 25 holds for the year (7th in the league). The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 81.3% and stepped onto the hill in 42 save situations. They have 13 saves so far this year and have blown 3 out of their 16 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 33 runners so far this season with 21.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have sent 112 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 1,010 putouts for the season, in addition to 309 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which ranks 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 32 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,030 innings, which has them sitting 21st in MLB.

Oviedo has taken the ball for 180 innings and is sitting with 154 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Oviedo (6-14 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.50 while he has faced 816 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.60 (92 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.467. He has surrendered 179 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 85 free passes.

Baltimore has accounted for 42 HRs for the season as well as 185 runs batted in. They have 70 two-baggers, while taking a walk 148 times and scoring 192 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have tallied an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a batting average of .252 over the course of the season. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .416 and they are recording 5.19 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have struck out on 305 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have earned a total of 314 base hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.317 and have a FIP of 4.34 as a unit over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 315. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 163 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.24 (156 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (329 strikeouts against 121 walks). They have given up 46 homers and they yield 4.43 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

With 57 save situations, the Orioles have 37 holds and also 8 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the game in 19 save chances and they have recorded 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 58 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.9% out of their 72 inherited runners. They sit at 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have sent 133 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 42 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in baseball). The Orioles have accrued 318 assists, 17 errors and have amassed 993 putouts on the campaign. In 2,979 innings played, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in the majors).

In his career, Bradish has surrendered 144 base hits while he has accumulated 129 K's in 137 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 77 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.449 and having a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.35 and he has faced 602 opposing batters thus far in his career. Bradish (5-8 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.05 ERA while conceding 9.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+150)

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