Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+200) Milwaukee (-250)

The Milwaukee Brewers (6-5) welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-5) at American Family Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at +200 while the Brewers are at -250. The over/under is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Mitch Keller and Brandon Woodruff.

Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 85 times, while being walked on 33 occasions. They have 37 runs batted in as well as 88 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .262. The Pirates have compiled 14 two-baggers as a team and have hit 6 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 41 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in baseball.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 4.86 for the season (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 70 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 1.49 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 10 home runs and also 47 runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 47 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.74 as a team this year.

Pirates pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 9 times as well as having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 1 hold on the year (30th in MLB). The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 4 save situations. They have earned 2 saves this year and have blown 0 of 2 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 11 runners so far this season and 27.3% of those players crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 32 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Pirates have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 783 innings, which has them sitting at 11th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 261 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 86 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and they have twisted 8 double plays.

Keller (7-19 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.32 while he has faced 825 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 225 hits (11.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 88 free passes. His ERA is 6.17 (122 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.758. Keller has taken the mound for 178 innings and is sitting with 181 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Brewers have a team SLG% of .333 and they tally 3.36 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have tallied 20 doubles, while walking 40 times and racking up 37 runs. Milwaukee has knocked in 6 home runs for the year as well as 34 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 92 instances (9th in baseball) and have totaled 74 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have recorded a team OBP of .300 as well as a batting average of .213 on the season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 45 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.75 (40 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 8 home runs and they surrender 4.22 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.354 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.88 (94 strikeouts vs 50 walks). They rank 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 80.

With 15 save situations, the Brewers have earned 9 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers enter the game in 6 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations and on 10 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.3% of 19 inherited base runners. They sit at 19th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 40 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

Out of their 864 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (16th in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 7 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (21st in professional baseball). The Brewers have racked up 97 assists, 7 errors and have a tally of 288 putouts on the campaign.

Woodruff (29-22 career mark) has a 3.30 earned run average and has surrendered 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.29 and he has gone up against 1,895 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 172 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.078 and a FIP of 3.2. During his pro baseball career, Woodruff has conceded 382 base knocks while he has tallied 528 punch outs in 468 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+200)

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