Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (48-52) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (43-56) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Rich Hill and Blake Snell.

As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 26th in the league. They have notched a total of 409 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. The Pirates have hit 174 doubles as a unit and have knocked 90 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 389 runs batted in and 773 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .236. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .383 and have struck out 862 times, while taking a walk on 339 occasions.

Get all of our MLB Betting Picks

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Pirates pitchers have relinquished 109 home runs and 483 runs (22nd in the league). Pittsburgh has surrendered 849 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 439 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.54 on the campaign (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 825 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 351 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.39 as a squad so far this year.

The Pirates relief pitchers have a save rate of 67.6% and stepped onto the hill in 81 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 141 base runners for the season and 34.0% of those runners crossed the plate. Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 93 times in addition to having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 311 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have racked up 42 holds this year (26th in MLB). They have earned 25 saves on the year and have blown 12 out of their 37 chances to save the game.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 2,610 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 820 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 27th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 79 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,830 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in baseball.

Hill (89-68 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.01 while facing 5,765 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,182 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 524 walks. His ERA is 3.93 (597 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.246. Hill has taken the mound for 1,368 frames and has 1,388 K's during his MLB career.

The Padres hold a team SLG% of .408 and they average 4.54 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have notched 176 doubles, while taking a walk 418 times as well as earning 454 runs. San Diego is sitting with 126 home runs so far this year to go along with 434 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 842 occasions (19th in the league) and have earned 781 hits. The San Diego Padres have an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .235 on the campaign.

The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 402 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.77 (372 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 110 home runs and they relinquish 4.07 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.257 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (867 strikeouts against 328 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 788.

San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% of 116 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 102 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with runners on. With 103 save situations, the Padres have amassed 57 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They rank 24th in the league holding a save rate of 56.5%, and they have dispatched 317 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 46 save chances and they have earned 26 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 87 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in pro baseball). The Padres have racked up 905 assists, 40 errors and have earned a total of 2,665 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,995 innings on the field, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (5th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Snell has given up 739 hits while accumulating 1,132 punch outs in 920 frames. He has surrendered a total of 340 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.249 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and he has faced 3,830 hitters so far in his MLB career. Snell (63-54 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.32 ERA and has allowed 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here