New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-152) Pittsburgh (+126)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-5) will go up against the New York Yankees (4-2) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has New York at -152 and Pittsburgh is sitting at +126. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Will Warren and Andrew Heaney.

As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 8.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 53 runs and have an OBP of .357. The Yankees have tallied 10 doubles as a unit and have hit 22 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 50 RBI's and 57 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .278. New York owns a slugging percentage of .649 and have been called out on strikes 58 times, while taking a walk on 24 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Yankees pitchers have yielded 7 long balls and 32 runs (22nd in MLB). New York has conceded 42 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 28 earned runs. The Yankees have a team ERA of 4.67 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 58 batters. They have walked 27 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad over the course of the season.

Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 7 times in addition to having 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 6 holds so far this season (8th in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 9 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves on the season and have blown 1 of their 3 save chances. The relievers have inherited 8 base runners so far this year and 12.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Yankees have sent 21 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Yankees have turned 72.3% of balls in play into outs out of 486 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. The New York Mets have a tally of 162 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 50 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .977 which is 26th in pro baseball, and have a total of 3 double plays.

Warren (0-3 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 9.13 while he has faced 129 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 34 hits (11.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 14 free passes. His earned run average is 9.26 (28 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.765. Warren has thrown 27 frames and has 33 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .278 and they earn 2.71 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have hit 5 doubles, while walking 28 times and scoring 19 runs. Pittsburgh has 4 HRs for the season to go along with 18 RBIs. They have been rung up on 66 instances (8th in MLB) and have a total of 46 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an OBP of .291 as well as a team batting average of .197 this season.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 31 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.98 (27 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 3 homers and they concede 4.57 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.408 and have a FIP of 3.19 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (54 strikeouts against 28 free passes). They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 58.

With 13 save situations, the Pirates have 8 holds and also 3 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 5 save chances and they have recorded 2 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 17 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 16.7% of 12 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 27 relievers to the hill this season.

In their 552 innings played, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (26th in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (25th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 65 assists, 5 errors and have amassed 184 putouts this season.

Heaney (51-62 mark in his career) holds a 4.44 earned run average and has allowed 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has gone up against 4,349 hitters during his career. He has allowed a total of 503 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Heaney has given up 988 base hits while he has accumulated 1,072 K's in 1,019 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-152)

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