San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-205) Pittsburgh (+175)

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (35-42) will take on the San Diego Padres (37-41) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Padres at -205 and the Pirates are priced at +175. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Yu Darvish and Rich Hill.

The Padres have earned 136 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 93 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 677 times, while being walked on 325 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in baseball. They have recorded 318 runs batted in as well as 594 hits for the season, while their batting average comes in at .232. They have accounted for 335 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .322.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have conceded 83 home runs and 304 runs in total (2nd in the league). San Diego has surrendered 599 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 285 earned runs. The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.70 so far this season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 663 batters. They have walked 247 batters and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Padres bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 80 save situations. The relievers have inherited 88 runners so far this year with 35.2% of those players crossed home plate. Padres pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 53 times and also have had 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 240 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have accumulated 47 holds this year (7th in baseball). They have recorded 20 saves on the year and have blown 13 of their 33 save opportunities.

The San Diego Padres have amassed 2,079 putouts so far this season, as well as 696 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which is 1st in baseball, and have earned 64 double plays. The Padres have turned 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,237 innings on the field, ranking them 2nd in professional baseball.

Darvish has taken the mound for 1,568 frames and has 1,873 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Darvish (100-81 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 6,435 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.57 (622 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.130. He has given up 1,268 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 504 free passes.

The Pirates hold a slugging % of .385 and they are recording 4.06 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have recorded 138 doubles, while getting a free base 274 times and notching 313 runs. Pittsburgh has hit 69 long balls this season and 296 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 648 occasions (18th in MLB) and have totaled 599 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .237 on the season.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.386 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a unit so far this season. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 663. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 357 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (322 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (650 strikeouts against 274 free passes). They have yielded 76 dingers and they surrender 4.75 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

With 66 save situations, the Pirates have earned 34 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers take the mound in 30 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 68 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.9% of 109 inherited base runners. They are ranked 10th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 235 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

In their 6,090 innings on the field, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (26th in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in professional baseball). The Pirates have racked up 632 assists, 46 errors and have a tally of 2,030 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Hill has allowed 1,148 base hits and he has 1,370 K's in 1,342 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 578 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.238 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 5,639 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Hill (88-66 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.88 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+175)

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