Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 3/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, FL

TV: MLBTV

Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium is the venue where Eduardo Rodriguez and the Detroit Tigers (77-85 last season, 3rd in AL Central) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-101 last year, 5th in NL Central) on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh had a slugging percentage of .364 and were called out on strikes 1,328 times, while being walked on 529 occasions. They compiled 570 runs batted in and 1,261 base knocks in the prior season, and their average at the plate came in at .236. The Pirates compiled 240 doubles as a team and knocked 124 balls out of the park. They earned a total of 609 runs and held an OBP of .309. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3.8 runs/g, which put them at 30th in MLB.

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The Pirates had an earned run average of 5.08 for the prior year (28th in baseball), and their staff struck out 1,312 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.17 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.44. Pirates pitchers relinquished 213 home runs and 833 runs (26th in MLB). They walked 606 opposing hitters and their FIP came in at 4.74 as a team last year.

The Pirates relievers had a save rate of 50.0% and entered the game in 131 save situations. The bullpen inherited 201 runners last year and 34.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Pirates relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on 119 times and also had 135 contests in high leverage situations. The Pirates dispatched 583 relief pitchers to the mound last season. The relief pitchers racked up 78 holds last year (16th in baseball). They tallied 25 saves over the course of last season and did not convert 25 out of their 50 chances to get a save.

The Pirates converted 1 of balls in play into outs out of their 23rd innings on the field, which ranked them in baseball 1256700.0%. The Pittsburgh Pirates had a tally of 4,189 putouts in the previous season, as well as 1,378 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate was at .988 which had them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and earned 139 double plays.

Crowe (4-10 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 6.12 and he has gone up against 570 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 140 base hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 65 walks. His earned run average is 5.90 (82 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.640. Crowe has thrown 125 frames and has accounted for 119 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Detroit Tigers tallied an on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .242 over the course of last season. They were rung up on 1,514 occasions (4th in MLB) and accounted for 1,299 base hits. Detroit knocked in 179 home runs for the previous season to go along with 675 RBIs. The Tigers had a team slugging percentage of .399 and they averaged 4.30 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They hit 236 doubles, while taking a walk 490 times and notching 697 runs.

The Tigers had a team WHIP of 1.368 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a unit for the previous season. They finished at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,370. The Detroit pitching staff conceded 756 runs last year while holding a team ERA of 4.32 (681 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sat at 2.20 (1,259 strikeouts vs 571 walks). They allowed 199 home runs and they relinquished 4.79 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB).

Detroit relievers held an inherited score percentage of 35.9% out of their 234 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers took the field 167 times in high leverage situations and on 155 occasions with runners on. With 149 save situations, the Tigers tallied 78 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They ranked 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 63.6%, and they dispatched 577 relief pitchers to the hill last season. Detroit had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 66 save chances and they earned 42 saves.

The Detroit Tigers twisted 136 double plays and earned a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in professional baseball). The Tigers had 1,492 assists, 83 errors and accounted for 4,259 putouts for the previous season. In 12,777 innings on the diamond, the Tigers finished with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in the majors).

So far in his career, Rodriguez has surrendered 831 hits while accumulating 892 strikeouts in 856 frames. Rodriguez (64-39 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.16 ERA while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 396 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.313 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.03 and he has faced 3,649 hitters during his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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