Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+110) New York (-130)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (53-65) are on their way to Citi Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the New York Mets (53-65). The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at +110 and the Mets are sitting at -130. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bailey Falter and David Peterson.

The Pirates have tallied 198 doubles as a squad and have knocked 119 baseballs out of the stadium. Pittsburgh is slugging .388 and have struck out 1,047 times, while drawing a walk on 403 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 24th in MLB. They have accumulated 472 runs batted in in addition to 919 base knocks this season, and their batting average comes in at .235. They have racked up 493 runs scored and hold an OBP of .312.

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The Pirates hold a team earned run average of 4.56 on the year (23rd in baseball), and they have struck out 1,001 hitters. Pirates pitchers have allowed 128 home runs and also 577 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 429 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a squad this year. Pittsburgh has relinquished 1,025 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 528 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40.

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 118 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 58 holds for the year (20th in the league). The Pirates relievers have recorded a save rate of 67.4% and has entered the game in 107 save situations. They have recorded 31 saves this year and have blown 15 out of their 46 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 179 base runners this season with 33.5% of them crossed the plate. The Pirates have dispatched 381 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 3,125 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 979 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 26th in the majors, and have a total of 100 double plays. The Pirates have turned 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,375 innings, ranking them 26th in professional baseball.

Falter has taken the hill for 166 frames and has 141 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.61 (85 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.307. He has conceded 183 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 34 walks. Falter (8-12 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.58 and he has gone up against 702 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The New York Mets hold an on-base percentage of .317 and a team batting average of .236 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 933 occasions (27th in baseball) and have tallied 918 base knocks. New York has knocked in 144 home runs for the season and 494 runs batted in. The Mets hold a slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.30 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have notched 158 two-baggers, while walking 396 times and scoring 507 runs.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 563 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.55 (520 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 150 home runs and they allow 4.92 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.379 in addition to having a FIP of 4.65 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (997 strikeouts against 431 free passes). They are currently ranked 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 988.

Sitting with 112 save situations, the Mets have earned 67 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 41 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations and on 116 occasions with base runners. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.2% of 171 inherited base runners. They sit at 12th in the league with a save rate of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 386 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

Out of their 9,264 innings on the diamond, the Mets are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (17th in the majors). The New York Mets have gotten 103 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 1,019 assists, 64 errors and have accumulated 3,088 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Peterson has given up 274 hits while he has earned 309 punch outs in 291 innings pitched. He has allowed 148 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.392 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and he has faced 1,253 batters during his MLB career. Peterson (18-20 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.58 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+110)

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