Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-190) Pittsburgh (+160)

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-16) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (19-7) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -190 while the Pirates open at +160. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Tony Gonsolin and Bryse Wilson.

The Dodgers have compiled 41 doubles as a team and have hit 25 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .388 and have struck out 208 times, while drawing a walk on 106 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have accrued 120 runs batted in and 203 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .239. They have 134 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .324.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.07 this year (1st in MLB), and they have rung up 232 batters. They have walked 60 opposing players and their FIP sits at 2.84 as a unit on the campaign. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.87 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 0.93. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 15 home runs in addition to 60 total runs (1st in MLB).

The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 85.7% and stepped onto the hill in 21 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 22 base runners on the year with 27.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 15 times as well as having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 87 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have notched 14 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). They have tallied 6 saves this season and have not converted 1 of their 7 save chances.

The Dodgers have turned 75.1% of balls in play into outs in their 2,076 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 692 putouts for the season, in addition to 219 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 4th in MLB, and have accumulated 20 double plays.

Gonsolin (12-5 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.58 while facing 668 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 114 base knocks (6.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 65 walks. His ERA is 2.68 (49 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.089. Gonsolin has taken the ball for 164 innings and has tallied 166 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .352 and they score 3.78 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have hit 36 two-baggers, while walking 87 times and putting up 102 runs. Pittsburgh is sitting with 20 long balls for the year as well as 93 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 249 occasions (11th in the league) and are sitting with 209 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for an on-base percentage of .301 as well as a batting average of .233 on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 147 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.83 (126 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 26 homers and they concede 5.63 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.374 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 (217 strikeouts vs 105 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 218.

With 25 save situations, the Pirates have compiled 12 holds and 3 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the game in 10 save chances and they have walked away with 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 27 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score percentage of 42.1% out of 38 inherited base runners. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 92 relievers to the mound this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 18 double plays and have a fielding rate of .973 (30th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 228 assists, 26 errors and have accounted for 705 putouts for the season. In their 2,115 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (24th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Wilson has allowed 152 hits while he has earned 99 K's in 135 frames. He has allowed 80 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.533 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.77 and he has gone up against 603 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Wilson (6-9 career win-loss record) has earned a 5.31 ERA and has conceded 10.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+160)

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