Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
Date: Friday, May 27, 2022
Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA
TV: Bally Sports San Diego
Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+170) San Diego (-200)
The Pittsburgh Pirates (18-25) are on their way to Petco Park on Friday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (28-16). The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +170 while San Diego is sitting at -200. The total comes in at 6.5. The starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Sean Manaea.
The Pirates have tallied 59 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 34 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .353 and have been called out on strikes 376 times, while drawing a walk on 139 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 3.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They have 135 runs batted in as well as 314 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is .225. They are sitting with 146 runs and hold an OBP of .296.
Pirates pitchers have given up 40 home runs in addition to 229 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 161 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. The Pirates have an earned run average of 4.71 on the campaign (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 337 batters.
Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 46 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 18 holds on the year (26th in baseball). The Pirates relievers have earned a save percentage of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 37 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of 16 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 base runners this season with 37.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Pirates have sent 143 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.
The Pirates have turned 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of 3,402 innings on the field, ranking them 23rd in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have amassed 1,134 putouts this year, as well as 373 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .977 which has them sitting 30th in MLB, and have a total of 32 double plays.
Quintana has thrown 1,598 innings and has earned 1,429 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Quintana (84-82 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.67 while he has gone up against 6,710 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.80 (675 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.282. He has given up 1,577 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 472 free passes.
The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .354 and they average 4.32 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have tallied 69 two-baggers, while taking a walk 162 times and scoring 190 runs. San Diego has a total of 32 HRs on the season as well as 182 runs batted in. They have struck out on 370 occasions (14th in the league) and have notched a total of 341 base hits. The San Diego Padres have an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a batting average of .231 on the season.
The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 164 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.41 (150 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 42 home runs and they allow 3.73 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.134 with a FIP of 3.58 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.04 (404 strikeouts vs 133 free passes). They rank 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 316.
San Diego has called on relievers to enter the contest in 25 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves. They rank 8th in baseball holding a save percentage of 72.0%, and they have dispatched 137 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have taken the field 58 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 52.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. With 60 save situations, the Padres have recorded 31 holds and 7 blown saves.
The San Diego Padres have gotten 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in professional baseball). The Padres have accrued 399 assists, 15 errors and have earned a total of 1,188 putouts for the season. In 3,564 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (3rd in the majors).
Manaea (52-44 career mark) has a 3.87 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.55 and he has faced 3,224 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has given up 334 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.198 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Manaea has allowed 734 hits while he has accumulated 696 punch outs in 776 frames.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+170)
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