Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-200) Pittsburgh (+170)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (25-19) are hitting the road to PNC Park on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-20). The moneyline on this contest has the Diamondbacks at -200 while the Pirates are coming in at +170. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Zac Gallen and Johan Oviedo.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 91 doubles as a squad and have hit 48 balls out of the stadium. Arizona is slugging .440 and have been rung up 333 times, while being walked on 136 occasions. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which is 6th in MLB. They have compiled 216 runs batted in as well as 404 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is at .270. They have racked up 227 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .333.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.36 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 55 home runs and 211 runs (22nd in MLB). Arizona has allowed 361 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 196 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.52 on the campaign (22nd in baseball), and they have rung up 364 hitters. They have walked 154 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.55 as a team on the year.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 48 times and also have had 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 22 holds for the year (16th in the league). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 55.0% and stepped onto the hill in 42 save situations. They have earned 11 saves on the year and have blown 9 of their 20 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 74 runners on the campaign with 29.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 147 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Diamondbacks have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,513 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 7th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 1,171 putouts for the season, in addition to 426 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which puts them in 3rd in professional baseball, and have earned 35 double plays.

Gallen has taken the mound for 514 innings and has 579 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.01 (172 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.073. He has allowed 387 base hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) with 165 free passes. Gallen (28-23 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.36 while going up against 2,080 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded an OBP of .322 in addition to a batting average of .242 on the year. They have been rung up on 369 occasions (17th in MLB) and have accounted for 342 base knocks. Pittsburgh has knocked in 41 home runs this year to go along with 175 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .399 and they have an average of 4.28 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have hit 82 doubles, while getting a free base 159 times as well as putting up 184 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 171 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.66 (154 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 38 homers and they concede 4.07 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.327 with a FIP of 3.91 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (369 strikeouts against 150 walks). They come in at 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 352.

Sitting with 44 save situations, the Pirates have 25 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 18 save opportunities and they have recorded 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 34 times in high leverage situations and also on 25 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.5% out of their 40 inherited runners. They are ranked 5th in baseball with a save rate of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 123 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Pirates have recorded 351 assists, 26 errors and have earned a total of 1,136 putouts on the campaign. In 3,408 innings played, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (18th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Oviedo has conceded 183 hits while earning 157 K's in 185 innings pitched. He has given up 93 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.476 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.74 and he has gone up against 839 batters during his pro baseball career. Oviedo (6-14 career mark) is the owner of a 4.52 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-200)

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