St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (16-22) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (21-18) on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Bryse Wilson.

The Cardinals have tallied 67 doubles as a team and have hit 36 balls out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .390 and have been called out on strikes 281 times, while drawing a walk on 124 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have amassed 170 runs batted in as well as 329 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .250. They are sitting with 177 runs and have an OBP of .321.

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Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 36 home runs and 147 runs in total (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 122 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a team so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.68 on the campaign (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 288 hitters.

The Cardinals relievers have a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 64 runners this season and 32.8% of them ended up scoring. Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 41 times in addition to having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 127 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 18 holds on the season (24th in baseball). They have tallied 9 saves this year and have not converted 3 out of their 12 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 1,026 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 416 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 6th in MLB, and have 40 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,078 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 11th in professional baseball.

Mikolas has taken the hill for 569 innings and has earned 419 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.67 (232 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.181. He has conceded 557 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 115 walks. Mikolas (36-29 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.90 while he has gone up against 2,357 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an OBP of .293 as well as a team batting average of .224 so far this year. They have struck out on 336 occasions (11th in MLB) and have tallied 276 base hits. Pittsburgh has recorded 29 long balls over the course of the season and 115 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .346 and they earn 3.29 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have tallied 47 doubles, while getting a free base 120 times as well as putting up 125 runs.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.355 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.16 as a team on the campaign. They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 304. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 198 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.69 (173 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (299 strikeouts against 146 walks). They have given up 36 home runs and they concede 5.37 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Sitting with 35 save situations, the Pirates have 17 holds and also 4 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the game in 15 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 37 times in high leverage situations and on 38 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.6% of 57 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 126 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 26 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in MLB). The Pirates have racked up 323 assists, 31 errors and have a total of 996 putouts for the year. In their 2,988 innings on the field, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (20th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Wilson has given up 168 hits while earning 105 K's in 143 innings. Wilson (6-10 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.58 ERA while giving up 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 89 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.580 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.78 and he has faced 645 batters during his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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