Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres 7/25/2023 Picks, Tips, and Odds
On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres will play the second game of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the NL West, San Diego is fourth after winning five of its previous ten games. On Sunday, the Padres lost 3-1 to the Detroit Tigers. 126 home runs were hit by the Padres this season. Manny Machado and Juan Soto each have hit 19 home runs.
The team batting average and on-base percentage, at 0.236 and 0.312, respectively, rank 22nd, while the Pirates’ slugging percentage is 26th. With 409 runs scored, Pittsburgh ranks 27th out of 30 baseball teams. In addition to Jack Suwinski’s 20 home runs, Andrew McCutcheon and Bryan Reynolds each have ten home runs. Suwinski leads the Pittsburgh Pirates in RBI with 51, Reynolds with 46, and Carlos Santana with 48.
Despite a drop in effectiveness on the mound, Pittsburgh’s team ERA is 24th overall. Pittsburgh has a 1.38 WHIP, and a .253 batting average allowed, ranking 24th overall. With 39 quality starts, Pittsburgh’s starting lineup is ranked 10th in baseball. Mitch Keller leads Pittsburgh in both categories with nine victories and 137 strikeouts. In this season’s regular season, he has a 7-9 record, a 4.84 ERA, and 94 strikeouts.
Pitchers for the Pirates allowed 483 runs and 109 home runs, ranking 22nd in the league. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.35, and their team WHIP is 1.38. Pittsburgh’s staff threw 825 batters this season with an ERA of 4.54, good for 22nd in the league. The Pirates allowed 839 earned runs and 849 hits (8.8 per nine innings).
Throughout the season, the Pirates’ bullpen pitchers have saved 81 games, achieving a 67.6% save rate. 141 base runners have been handed off to relievers, and 34.0% have reached the plate. Throughout the season, the Pirates used 311 bullpen pitchers, 91 of whom appeared in high-stakes situations, and 93 had runners on base when they entered. Twelve of the 37 opportunities they had to win the game were not saved.
As the bottom-dwelling team in the NL Central, the Pittsburgh Pirates have only won three of their last ten games. On Sunday, Pittsburgh lost 7-5 to the LA Angels. With a 20–30 road record going into this series, the Pirates score 4.1 runs per game on average. With 109.2 innings pitched, Hill has a record of 7-9. Rich Hill will start his 21st game for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The most recent time Hill pitched, he gave up four earned runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres 7/25/2023 Picks, Tips, and Odds
With a strong rotation, San Diego is still in contention to make it into the postseason. San Diego pitchers rank in the top ten in four critical categories, ranking sixth in batting average allowed (0.238), third in quality starts (47), fourth in team ERA (3.77), and tenth in WHIP (1.26). The Pittsburgh starter on Tuesday has 143 strikeouts, while Joe Musgrove has won all nine games.
The San Diego Padres are only 24th in the league regarding team batting average (.235) but 12th in on-base percentage and 15th in slugging percentage. With 454 runs scored, the Padres are 14th best. In 100 games, San Diego has hit 126 home runs, nine triples, and 176 doubles, and Juan Soto and Manny Machado each have hit 19 home runs. Soto has the most RBIs with 60, while Machado has hit 57.
San Diego bullpen pitchers scored 35.3% of the 116 inherited base runners. They used their relievers 75 times with runners on base and 102 times in high-stakes situations. The Padres recorded 103 save opportunities, 57 holds, and 20 missed saves. They sent 317 bullpen pitchers into the field throughout the season, ranking 24th in the league with a save percentage of 56.5%. 26 of the 46 save opportunities that San Diego’s bullpen pitchers were given resulted in saves.
This will be Blake Snell’s 21st start as a San Diego Padre. He has pitched 108 innings for the Padres this season and has a 6.8 record. His ERA is 2.67, and he has struck out 143. In the past two outings, Snell allowed only one earned run in five innings, ranking the San Diego Padres third in the MLB with an average of four runs per game during those two outings.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres. The Padres will play on their home field in this game. San Diego’s Black Snell has been outstanding lately. The Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled with scoring goals this season. Let’s look at the overall results. Snell has given up just one earned run in his previous four outings. Predicted to win this game is San Diego 7-3.
MLB Starting Time: 4:10 PM (EDT)
Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2022
TV: MLBN
MLB Odds: San Diego Padres -120
MLB Totals: 8.5
