St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-69) will compete against the St. Louis Cardinals (55-70) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Adam Wainwright and Johan Oviedo.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 14th in baseball. They have earned a total of 576 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332. The Cardinals have recorded 209 doubles as a squad and have knocked 172 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 557 RBI's and 1,104 hits so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .258. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .433 and have struck out 1,022 times, while drawing a walk on 430 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.46 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 126 home runs and 621 runs in total (23rd in MLB). St. Louis has conceded 1,179 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 565 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.61 on the campaign (23rd in the league), and they have struck out 985 hitters. They have walked 400 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.20 as a squad on the campaign.

The Cardinals bullpen have a save rate of 51.9% and stepped onto the hill in 118 save situations. The relievers have inherited 218 base runners on the campaign with 30.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 135 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 369 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have accumulated 65 holds on the year (16th in the league). They have accumulated 27 saves this year and have missed out on 25 of their 52 chances to get a save.

The Cardinals have converted 66.7% of balls in play into outs out of 9,849 innings, which has them sitting 30th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 3,283 putouts on the year, as well as 1,201 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 3rd in professional baseball, and have earned 112 double plays.

Wainwright has taken the hill for 2,640 frames and has accumulated 2,188 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Wainwright (198-125 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.52 while he has faced 10,988 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.52 (1,032 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.238. He has given up 2,543 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 724 walks.

Pittsburgh is sitting with 122 home runs on the campaign and 491 runs batted in. They have 210 two-baggers, while getting a free base 438 times and racking up 513 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated an on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .234 so far this season. The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .385 and they earn 4.14 runs per game (25th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,106 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned 959 base hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 607 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.59 (557 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 138 dingers and they allow 5.01 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.401 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a staff this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (1,066 strikeouts against 453 free passes). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,076.

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have converted 33 saves. They are currently ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 400 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 127 times in high leverage situations in addition to 126 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of 189 inherited runners. With 113 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 62 holds and 15 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 106 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in MLB). The Pirates have racked up 1,018 assists, 73 errors and have a tally of 3,251 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9,753 innings on the field, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Oviedo has conceded 261 hits while earning 245 punch outs in 283 innings. He has surrendered a total of 140 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.384 and a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.87 and he has faced 1,255 hitters during his career. Oviedo (10-24 record in his career) has a 4.45 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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