Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+102) Pittsburgh (-122)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (55-52) are en route to PNC Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-52). The line on this matchup has Arizona at +102 while Pittsburgh is coming in at -122. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Eduardo Rodriguez and Jared Jones.

The Diamondbacks have hit 185 doubles as a team and have hit 103 baseballs out of the park. Arizona has a slugging rate of .393 and have been called out on strikes 775 times, while drawing a walk on 354 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They have accumulated 459 RBI's and 862 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .241. They have 481 runs and have an on-base percentage of .313.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.23 on the year (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 723 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 129 home runs and 485 total runs (18th in the league). They have walked 311 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.48 as a team for the season. Arizona has conceded 917 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 445 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

The Diamondbacks have sent 356 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 137 runners over the course of the season and 24.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The relief pitchers are sitting with 65 holds so far this season (9th in MLB). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 93 times and also have had 117 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 27 saves for the season and have blown 12 of their 39 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save rate of 69.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 2,838 putouts on the year, as well as 943 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 92 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,514 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB.

Rodriguez has thrown 1,426 frames and is sitting with 1,383 K's in his MLB career. Rodriguez (103-69 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 while facing 6,084 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.06 (643 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.323. He has given up 1,388 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 499 walks.

Pittsburgh has compiled 135 home runs on the campaign to go along with 532 runs batted in. They have hit 168 doubles, while walking 390 times and racking up 556 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold an OBP of .337 as well as a team batting average of .260 for the year. The Pirates have a SLG% of .421 and they have an average of 5.20 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,015 instances (1st in the league) and have recorded 966 base hits.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.312 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a unit this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (987 strikeouts vs 381 walks). They come in at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 875. They have allowed 110 dingers and they surrender 4.84 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 515 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.30 (457 earned runs relinquished).

They are ranked 28th in MLB holding a save rate of 52.5%, and they have sent 341 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 99 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 88 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 47 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the contest in 40 save opportunities and they have tallied 21 saves. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of their 135 inherited runners.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 82 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Pirates have racked up 833 assists, 62 errors and have notched a total of 2,871 putouts this season. In their 8,613 innings on the field, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (27th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Jones has allowed 140 base hits while he has accumulated 185 punch outs in 167 innings pitched. Jones (8-9 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.04 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 75 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.148 and having a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.56 and he has faced 688 opposing batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-122)

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