Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers 7/5/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Los Angeles Dodgers (46-37) will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-44) on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. Osvaldo Bido and Bobby Miller are anticipated to get the ball first.
With a slugging percentage of.392, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been struck out 699 times while walking 288 times. Their batting average was.241, with 659 hits and 335 RBIs throughout the season.
The Pirates hit 77 balls out of the park and tallied 149 two-baggers. They now have 353 runs scored and a.317 OBP. The Pittsburgh Pirates are 21st in MLB regarding team scoring with 4.3 runs per game.
The Pirates’ staff struck out 690 batters and finished the season with a combined ERA of 4.31, ranking them 18th in MLB. Pitchers for the Pirates allowed 390 runs overall and 81 home runs, ranking 19th in MLB.
Their pitching staff has walked 296 hitters this season, and their FIP is 4.19. Three hundred fifty earned runs and 716 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) were surrendered by Pittsburgh.
Their pitching staff’s WHIP is 1.39, and their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.33.
When runners were on base, the Pirates’ bullpen relievers entered the game 78 times. They also made 74 appearances in high-stakes situations. The relievers finished the season with 36 holds, ranking 26th in the league.
With 70 save opportunities when they entered the game, the relievers for the Pirates have a 68.8% save percentage. They had a 22-save total for the year but missed 10 of their 32 chances.
On the year, 124 base runners were handed off to relief pitchers, and 35.5% reached base. Throughout the season, the Pirates sent 255 pitchers to the mound.
The Pirates are now rated 23rd in professional baseball because they turned 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs over 6,576 innings.
The Pittsburgh Pirates had 2,192 putouts, 693 assists, and 49 mistakes this season. With a fielding percentage of.983, they are ranked 24th in MLB and have generated 69 double plays.
Bido pitched for 19 innings and finished his career with 18 punchouts. Bido pitched in the major leagues for one season and has a record of 0-1. He had a 3.50 FIP and faced 89 batters.
His career WHIP is 1.474, and his ERA is 4.74 (10 earned runs allowed). He gave up 22 base hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) while walking six times.
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Predictions 7/5/2023
The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit 130 home runs and driven in 436 runs this season. They scored 344 walks, 149 doubles, 149 triples, and 450 runs.
Throughout the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a team on-base percentage of.328 and a batting average of.242.
The Dodgers score 5.42 runs per game, which ranks them fourth in the league, and have a slugging percentage of.444. They received 679 hits, striking out 738 times, at 14th in the league.
This season, the Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 4.23. Their 6.99 strikeouts to 241 walks for an 8.50 K/BB ratio. With 695 total hits surrendered, their pitching staff is ranked 15th in the league.
They allowed 96 long balls and 4.79 runs per nine innings, which placed them 20th in the league. The Los Angeles pitching staff gave up 392 runs this season while compiling an ERA of 4.51 (369 earned runs).
Out of 125 inherited runners, Los Angeles relievers have a 30.4% inherited scoring rate. Their relievers entered the game 81 times with runners on base and 82 times in high-stakes situations.
The Dodgers had 73 save opportunities, 44 holds, and nine missed saves. They used 294 bullpen pitchers this season, ranking 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.0%.
Los Angeles bullpen relievers had 29 chances to preserve the game and have recorded 20 saves.
Thanks to that, the Los Angeles Dodgers had 68 double plays and the 11th-best fielding percentage in major league baseball.
The Dodgers had 734 assists, 40 mistakes, and 2,210 putouts this season. The Dodgers’ defensive efficiency in 6,630 innings was 69.4%, ranking 11th in professional baseball.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers. The MLB Pick for this game is the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This game will be nothing less of a blowout since the Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off a crushing loss and will be anxious to get back on track.
Given that Sheehan will start on the Dodgers mound, anticipate a quite lopsided game. Predict a victory for the Dodgers of at least two runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to win 5-2.
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers 7/5/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 9:10 PM ET
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
TV: ATPT
MLB Odds: Los Angeles Dodgers -220
MLB Totals: 9.0