Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins 9/17/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Pittsburgh Pirates (54-92) will collide with the Miami Marlins (62-84) in Game 1 of the NL Inter-Division three-game weekend competition at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Friday, September 17, 2021, at 7:10 PM ET. Pittsburgh scored a total of 11 runs while allowing 10 in winning a three-game series versus the Cincinnati Reds last time out. The Pirates defeated the Reds at 6-5 in the opening round on Tuesday and 5-4 in Game 2 on Wednesday but lost the final round at 0-1 on Thursday. In their loss, Pittsburgh failed to score a single run after hitting six shots against Cincinnati. Pitcher Connor Overton started the contest well with 3.0 scoreless innings pitched while allowing two hits with one walk granted and struck out three hitters of the Reds in that defeat. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes and LF Ben Gamel hit two shots each for the Pirates.

Pittsburgh will be sending Right-handed Pitcher Wil Crowe to the pitcher’s mound to start the first installment of a series versus the Marlins on Friday. In his appearances on the mound this season, the twenty-seven-year-old righty thrower is 3-7 with a 5.97 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, and struck out 95 batters in pitching for 101.0 innings of work. In his career start facing Miami batters, Crowe is 0-2 with a 12.00 ERA and struck out five hitters of the Fish.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Predictions 9/17/2021

On the Miami side, the Fish defeated the Washington Nationals after winning two matches in their recent three-game competition. The Marlins finished the series opener with a 3-0 shutout triumph on Monday but lost the second installment at 2-8 on Tuesday. However, Miami made a quick rebound and beat the Nationals in the final match at 8-6 on Wednesday. The Marlins were scoreless in the first five frames but ended up scoring eight runs on 11 hits in the final four innings resulting in their victory. Starting Pitcher Trevor Rogers finished 4.0 innings of pitched with one earned run on seven hits allowed and awarded one free base while striking out three Washington batters in triumph. RF Jesús Sánchez drove four RBIs on a double and made two runs while Left Fielder Bryan De La Cruz added three runs on one hit with two RBIs for the Fish.

Miami will counter with righty Elieser Hernandez to take the starting role against the Pirates in the opening match of a three-game duel on Friday. The twenty-six-year-old right-handed starter is 1-1 with a 4.14 ERA and 1.16 WHIP while striking out 37 batters in 37.0 innings pitched in the majors this year. In his career game pitching against Pittsburgh, Hernandez is 0-0 with a 5.00 ERA and struck out 10 hitters of the Pirates.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins. The MLB Pick for this contest is Miami -150. The Marlins were playing great just recently but the Fish will be playing at home in this outing which is one of their weaknesses. However, Miami will be facing a bad team of the Pirates which were not doing any good in their road games. The Marlins are also sending a better starter on the mound in Hernandez and the team has the advantage of playing at home on Friday. The prediction: The Miami Marlins will win at 7-3.

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