Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-37) will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-44) on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Luis Ortiz and Emmet Sheehan.

The Pirates have accumulated 149 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 77 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .392 and have struck out 699 times, while taking a walk on 288 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball. They have 335 runs batted in in addition to 659 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .241. They have accumulated 353 runs scored and have an OBP of .317.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.39. Pirates pitchers have allowed 81 long balls in addition to 390 total runs (19th in MLB). Pittsburgh has given up 716 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 350 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.31 on the campaign (18th in the league), and their staff has rung up 690 batters. They have walked 296 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.19 as a unit so far this year.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 78 times in addition to having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 36 holds on the campaign (26th in the league). The Pirates bullpen have compiled a save rate of 68.8% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves on the season and have not converted 10 of their 32 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 124 base runners this season and 35.5% of those players crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 255 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 2,192 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 693 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 24th in MLB, and have accumulated 69 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of 6,576 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 23rd in professional baseball.

Ortiz has taken the ball for 66 innings and has accounted for 48 punch outs in his MLB career. Ortiz (2-5 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.19 while he has gone up against 296 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.21 (31 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.523. He has allowed 66 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 35 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .242 for the year. They have struck out on 738 instances (14th in baseball) and have 679 hits. Los Angeles has accounted for 130 home runs this season and 436 RBIs. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .444 and they are earning 5.42 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have hit 149 two-baggers, while taking a walk 344 times and recording 450 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.271 with a FIP of 4.23 as a unit over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 695. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 392 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.51 (369 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (699 strikeouts against 241 free passes). They have yielded 96 long balls and they allow 4.79 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 29 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves. They sit at 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.0%, and they have sent 294 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.4% of 125 inherited base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Dodgers have 44 holds and also 9 blown saves.

Out of their 6,630 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (11th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 68 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 734 assists, 40 errors and have a total of 2,210 putouts on the season.

Sheehan (2-0 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 2.65 earned run average while giving up 5.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 63 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 5 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.824 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. In his pro baseball career, Sheehan has given up 10 hits and he has 12 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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