Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+135) Baltimore (-155)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (21-18) are hitting the road to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday where they will take on the Baltimore Orioles (25-13). The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at +135 and the Orioles open at -155. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Mitch Keller and Kyle Gibson.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 13th in the league. They have earned 172 runs while holding a team OBP of .326. The Pirates have hit 77 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 163 RBI's as well as 313 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .245. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .413 and have struck out 327 times, while drawing a walk on 149 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Pirates pitchers have conceded 36 home runs in addition to 165 runs in total (14th in MLB). Pittsburgh has surrendered 328 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 149 earned runs. The Pirates are sitting with a team ERA of 3.89 this year (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 329 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 141 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a team for the season.

The Pirates relievers have earned a save percentage of 72.2% and stepped onto the hill in 44 save situations. The relievers have inherited 36 base runners over the course of the season with 25.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Pirates relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 23 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 115 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have notched 25 holds so far this season (7th in the league). They have earned 13 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 18 save chances.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 1,034 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 321 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 34 double plays. The Pirates have turned 68.3% of balls in play into outs in their 3,102 innings, which ranks them 20th in professional baseball.

Keller has taken the hill for 379 innings and has racked up 367 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.70 (198 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.507. He has given up 414 base hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 157 walks. Keller (16-30 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.95 and he has faced 1,674 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles have an on-base percentage of .336 and a team batting average of .253 this year. They have struck out on 310 occasions (24th in the league) and have notched a total of 323 base knocks. Baltimore has 43 long balls for the season to go along with 190 RBIs. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .420 and they average 5.21 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have 72 doubles, while taking a walk 155 times as well as notching 198 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 166 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.18 (158 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 47 HR's and they surrender 4.39 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (341 strikeouts against 123 walks). They sit at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 322.

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 137 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 54 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of their 75 inherited runners. Sitting with 58 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 37 holds and also 8 blown saves.

Out of their 3,060 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (19th in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 43 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in the majors). The Orioles have 326 assists, 18 errors and have earned a total of 1,020 putouts for the season.

Gibson (93-93 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.51 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and he has faced 6,662 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 778 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and a FIP of 4.3. During his MLB career, Gibson has surrendered 1,599 base knocks while earning 1,233 strikeouts in 1,551 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+135)

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