Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+195) St. Louis (-240)

The St. Louis Cardinals (90-72 last year) are welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-101 last season) at Busch Stadium on Sunday. The line on this contest has Pittsburgh at +195 while St. Louis opens at -240. The over/under is 7. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bryse Wilson and Steven Matz.

Pittsburgh had a slugging percentage of .364 and were called out on strikes 1,328 times, while taking a walk on 529 occasions. They had 570 runs batted in and 1,261 base knocks in the prior season, and their batting average was at .236. The Pirates hit 240 two-baggers as a squad and hit 124 balls out of the park. They notched a total of 609 runs scored and held an on-base percentage of .309. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates earned 3.8 runs per game, which had them sitting at 30th in baseball.

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The Pirates had a team ERA of 5.08 during the previous year (28th in the league), and the staff struck out 1,312 hitters. They walked 606 players from the other team and their FIP came in at 4.74 as a unit last year. Their K/BB ratio was 2.17 and their pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.44. Pirates pitchers surrendered 213 home runs in addition to 833 total runs (26th in MLB).

The Pirates relievers had a save rate of 50.0% and entered the game in 131 save situations. The relievers inherited 201 base runners in the prior season and 34.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Pirates relief pitchers entered the game with runners on 119 times and also had 135 outings in high leverage situations. The Pirates sent 583 relief pitchers to the mound last season. The relief pitchers accumulated 78 holds for the prior year (16th in MLB). They recorded 25 saves in the prior season and did not convert 25 of 50 save opportunities.

The Pirates turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,567 innings on the field, ranking them 23rd in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates accumulated 4,189 putouts for the previous season, in addition to 1,378 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .988 which had them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and they twisted 139 double plays.

Wilson (6-8 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.47 while facing 521 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 137 base knocks (10.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 47 walks. His ERA is 5.55 (72 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.577. Wilson has thrown 116 frames and has tallied 83 punch outs in his career.

The Cardinals held a team SLG% of .412 and they were recording 4.36 runs per contest (20th in the league). They recorded 261 two-baggers, while walking 478 times and scoring 706 runs. St. Louis had 198 HRs over the course of the prior season in addition to 678 runs batted in. They struck out on 1,341 occasions (24th in the league) and tallied 1,303 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals compiled an OBP of .313 and a team batting average of .244 last year.

The Cardinals had a team WHIP of 1.300 and had a FIP of 4.30 as a unit last year. They were ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,234. The St. Louis pitching staff allowed 672 runs over the course of last season while holding an ERA of 3.98 (626 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio was 2.01 (1,225 strikeouts vs 608 bases on balls). They surrendered 152 home runs and they allowed 4.27 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB).

Finishing with 182 save situations, the Cardinals amassed 108 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. St. Louis called on relievers to enter the contest in 71 save chances and they earned 50 saves. Their bullpen pitchers came in 166 times in high leverage situations and also on 167 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers held an inherited score rate of 37.4% out of their 273 inherited base runners. They ranked 1st in the league holding a save percentage of 70.4%, and they dispatched 557 relievers to the mound last year.

In 12,753 innings on the field, the Cardinals earned a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (2nd in professional baseball). St. Louis Cardinals twisted 137 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Cardinals racked up 1,513 assists, 84 errors and earned a total of 4,251 putouts in the previous season.

Matz (45-48 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.24 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and he has gone up against 3,128 batters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 344 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.323 and having a FIP of 4.3. Thus far in his career, Matz has surrendered 743 base hits while accumulating 696 K's in 730 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+195)

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