Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (34-34) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (34-32) at American Family Field on Friday. The starting pitchers are Rich Hill and Julio Teheran.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .409 and have been called out on strikes 546 times, while being walked on 240 occasions. They have tallied 278 RBI's and 544 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .249. The Pirates have recorded 124 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 65 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 292 runs scored while having a team OBP of .327. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 18th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.40 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38. Pirates pitchers have yielded 67 long balls in addition to 302 total runs (15th in the league). Pittsburgh has surrendered 571 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 276 earned runs. The Pirates are sitting with a team ERA of 4.27 for the season (17th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 563 batters. They have walked 235 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a team this year.

The Pirates have sent 204 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 85 base runners for the season and 28.2% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 19 saves so far this season and have blown 8 of 27 chances to save the game. The Pirates relievers have earned a save percentage of 70.4% and stepped onto the hill in 61 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 33 holds this season (22nd in the league). Pirates relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 55 times and also have had 60 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have turned 67.7% of balls in play into outs out of 5,241 innings, which has them sitting 27th in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have 1,747 putouts on the campaign, as well as 531 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 25th in MLB, and have a total of 58 double plays.

Hill has taken the hill for 1,331 frames and has racked up 1,361 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.87 (572 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.236. He has conceded 1,141 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 505 free passes. Hill (88-64 career record) holds a FIP of 4.01 while going up against 5,591 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .306 as well as a batting average of .229 so far this year. They have struck out on 643 instances (3rd in MLB) and have totaled 514 base hits. Milwaukee has accounted for 78 home runs over the course of the season and 263 RBIs. The Brewers have a team slugging percentage of .377 and they are earning 4.03 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have hit 86 doubles, while walking 227 times and scoring 274 runs.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.285 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (550 strikeouts vs 222 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 550. They have allowed 90 home runs and they allow 4.48 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 299 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.12 (275 earned runs surrendered).

Milwaukee has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. They sit at 9th in the league with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 214 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 55 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.4% out of their 81 inherited runners. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Brewers have recorded 37 holds and 7 blown saves.

Out of their 5,409 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (4th in baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 50 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Brewers have recorded 595 assists, 31 errors and have earned a total of 1,803 putouts on the campaign.

Teheran (79-79 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.76 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and he has faced 5,919 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 594 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. During his career, Teheran has conceded 1,252 base knocks while he has earned 1,223 K's in 1,420 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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