Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-165) Pittsburgh (+145)

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-8) will try to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (10-6) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -165 and Pittsburgh opens at +145. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Brandon Woodruff and Mitch Keller.

The Brewers have compiled 26 doubles as a squad and have smacked 11 baseballs out of the stadium. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .329 and have been called out on strikes 140 times, while being walked on 50 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 3.4 runs per contest, which is 25th in MLB. They have compiled 50 RBI's as well as 102 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .204. They have notched a total of 54 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .280.

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The Brewers hold a team ERA of 3.28 this year (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 153 batters. They have walked 60 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.29 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Brewers pitchers have relinquished 10 long balls and 56 runs in total (6th in the league).

The Brewers have dispatched 54 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 24 runners over the course of the season with 41.7% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 out of their 11 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 14 holds this year (5th in baseball). Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 12 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 420 putouts on the year, as well as 142 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 12th in MLB, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Brewers have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 1,260 innings, ranking them 16th in professional baseball.

Woodruff has taken the hill for 474 innings and has tallied 537 punch outs during his MLB career. Woodruff (30-22 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.17 while facing 1,916 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.26 (172 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.070. He has conceded 383 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 125 free passes.

Pittsburgh is sitting with 11 long balls for the year to go along with 52 runs batted in. They have put up 19 two-baggers, while walking 52 times as well as earning 57 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a team on-base percentage of .301 and a team batting average of .233 this year. The Pirates hold a slugging % of .347 and they average 3.56 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have been rung up on 144 occasions (10th in baseball) and have totaled 123 base hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 85 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.02 (77 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 16 homers and they relinquish 5.54 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.457 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.38 as a staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.85 (124 strikeouts vs 67 free passes). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 134.

Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.5% out of 17 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 13 occasions with base runners. With 15 save situations, the Pirates have compiled 8 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 54 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 13 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (23rd in baseball). The Pirates have 137 assists, 10 errors and have earned 414 putouts over the course of the season. In 1,242 innings on the field, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Keller has conceded 229 base hits and he has 188 punch outs in 183 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 123 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.729 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and he has faced 845 hitters thus far in his career. Keller (7-20 career mark) has a 6.04 ERA and has allowed 11.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+145)

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