Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+120) Miami (-140)

The Miami Marlins (43-34) will go up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (35-40) at loanDepot park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +120 and Miami opens at -140. The over/under is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Johan Oviedo and Eury Perez.

As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.1 runs/g, which ranks them 22nd in baseball. They have a total of 310 runs and hold an OBP of .317. The Pirates have recorded 134 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 69 balls out of the park. They have 293 RBI's and 588 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .239. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .390 and have been called out on strikes 627 times, while drawing a walk on 267 occasions.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.35 this season (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 639 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 74 home runs in addition to 351 total runs (20th in MLB). They have walked 271 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has surrendered 642 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 318 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 65 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 34 holds so far this year (27th in baseball). The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 66 save situations. They have earned 20 saves on the season and have blown 10 out of their 30 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 105 runners this year and 35.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have sent 229 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Pirates have transformed 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,925 innings, which has them ranked 26th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 1,975 putouts this year, in addition to 610 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and they have twisted 65 double plays.

Oviedo has taken the mound for 224 frames and is sitting with 195 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.33 (108 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.424. He has surrendered 215 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 105 walks. Oviedo (7-18 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.39 while he has gone up against 1,009 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .394 and they are earning 4.03 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have recorded 115 two-baggers, while walking 217 times as well as putting up 310 runs. Miami has recorded 70 home runs so far this year to go along with 293 RBIs. They have been rung up on 626 occasions (19th in the league) and have recorded 673 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have compiled an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .260 so far this season.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.267 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a pitching staff for the year. They sit at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 625. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 328 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.05 (308 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.60 (728 strikeouts against 242 free passes). They have relinquished 79 long balls and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have earned 23 saves. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 65.7%, and they have dispatched 263 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 100 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with base runners. Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% of 119 inherited base runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Marlins have earned 49 holds and 12 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Marlins have accrued 685 assists, 48 errors and have amassed 2,054 putouts on the season. In 6,162 innings on the field, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in the majors).

Perez (4-1 career mark) has a 1.54 earned run average while allowing 5.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and he has gone up against 162 batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 7 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. During his pro baseball career, Perez has allowed 27 base hits while he has totaled 45 strikeouts in 41 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-140)

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