Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, June 6, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-130) Pittsburgh (+110)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-39) will play the Philadelphia Phillies (37-24) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Phillies at -130 while the Pirates open at +110. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ranger Suarez and Bailey Falter.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have accounted for 290 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332. The Phillies have accumulated 92 doubles as a unit and have smacked 67 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 275 RBI's as well as 533 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .256. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .405 and have been called out on strikes 481 times, while drawing a walk on 223 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.11 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Phillies pitchers have relinquished 62 home runs in addition to 264 runs in total (20th in MLB). Philadelphia has allowed 525 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 241 earned runs. The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.96 on the campaign (18th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 582 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 187 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.54 as a team on the season.

The Phillies relievers have a save percentage of 64.5% and stepped onto the hill in 64 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 62 base runners over the course of the season with 37.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Phillies pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 43 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 196 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have 32 holds on the season (22nd in MLB). They have accumulated 20 saves for the year and have not converted 11 of 31 save chances.

The Phillies have converted 67.7% of balls in play into outs in their 4,935 innings on the diamond, ranking them 26th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with 1,645 putouts on the campaign, as well as 533 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 40 double plays.

Suarez has pitched in 640 innings and has earned 587 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.39 (241 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.279. He has surrendered 607 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 212 walks. Suarez (45-29 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.34 and he has gone up against 2,697 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates hold an OBP of .305 as well as a team batting average of .227 on the campaign. They have struck out on 540 instances (6th in the league) and have tallied 466 base knocks. Pittsburgh is sitting with 43 home runs this year as well as 190 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .337 and they have an average of 3.18 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have hit 77 doubles, while taking a walk 211 times as well as putting up 197 runs.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.231 and have a FIP of 3.78 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (456 strikeouts against 192 bases on balls). They come in at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 485. They have conceded 50 homers and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 255 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.88 (237 earned runs surrendered).

Pittsburgh has had relievers enter the game in 25 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. They are currently ranked 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 52.0%, and they have sent 202 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.1% out of 97 inherited runners. With 60 save situations, the Pirates have recorded 34 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 55 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (22nd in baseball). The Pirates have 558 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 1,650 putouts this season. In 4,950 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in baseball).

Falter (22-26 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.39 ERA while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.78 and he has faced 1,682 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 198 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.256 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. During his MLB career, Falter has allowed 400 base knocks and he has 306 K's in 406 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+110)

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