Miami Marlins vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/6/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, June 6, 2021

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-123) Pittsburgh (+113)

PNC Park is the venue where Chad Kuhl and the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-34, 5th in NL Central) will take on the Miami Marlins (24-33, 5th in NL East) on Sunday. The line on this game has the Marlins coming in at -123 and the Pirates are at +113. The total opens at 8. The starting pitchers will be Sandy Alcantara and Chad Kuhl.

Miami has a slugging rate of .363 and have been rung up 549 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions. They have accumulated 201 RBI's in addition to 423 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .229. The Marlins have recorded 81 doubles as a unit and have hit 49 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 212 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a team, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 25th in the league.

The Marlins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.62 so far this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 479 hitters. They have walked 162 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.58 as a team over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Marlins pitchers have conceded 47 home runs and 216 total runs (6th in baseball).

The Marlins have dispatched 205 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 58 base runners on the season and 36.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 10 saves on the year and have missed out on 14 out of their 24 chances to save the game. The Marlins relievers have a save percentage of 41.7% and has entered the game in 49 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 25 holds so far this season (19th in baseball). Marlins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 38 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have a total of 1,470 putouts so far this season, as well as 481 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 16th in the majors, and have accumulated 375 double plays. The Marlins have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,410 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball.

Alcantara (13-24 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.33 while he has faced 1,481 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 304 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 145 free passes. His earned run average is 3.70 (145 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. Alcantara has thrown 352 innings and has tallied 298 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .353 and they average 3.52 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have put up 90 doubles, while walking 172 times and recording 197 runs. Pittsburgh has accumulated 39 home runs on the year to go along with 187 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 478 instances (22nd in the league) and have 426 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold an on-base percentage of .302 and a batting average of .231 on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 271 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.74 (254 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 68 long balls and they concede 5.06 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 4.36 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.44 (470 strikeouts against 193 walks). They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 452.

Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 76 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 46 times in high leverage situations and on 46 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 38 save situations, the Pirates have 26 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 194 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 10 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves.

In their 4,338 innings on the diamond, the Pirates are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (18th in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have twisted 43 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (13th in professional baseball). The Pirates have recorded 504 assists, 32 errors and have earned 1,446 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Kuhl has surrendered 374 base knocks while earning 339 strikeouts in 379 frames. Kuhl (20-25 career mark) has a 4.46 ERA while conceding 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 188 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.433 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and he has faced 1,646 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+113)

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