Marlins Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 22, 2022

The Miami Marlins (43-49) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (38-54) square off in the first of a three-game series on Friday at PNC Park, starting at 7:05 PM ET. The Marlins are coming off a 0-1 series loss to the Rangers, and the Pirates head into the matchup following a 1-2 series loss to the Rockies. Miami’s (-129 to win) Braxton Garrett and Pittsburgh’s (+109) Zach Thompson will take the mound first.

The betting facts in this article reference odds valid as of July 22, 2022 at 5:27 PM ET.

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Marlins vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Marlins Probable Starter Braxton Garrett

• The Marlins are sending Garrett (1-3) to the mound to make his ninth start of the season. He is 1-3 with a 3.70 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 41 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out came on Thursday, July 14 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the lefty went 6 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
• The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.70, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents are batting .255 against him.
• Garrett is looking to record his third quality start of the year.
• The opposing Pirates offense has a collective .221 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 676 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 339 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 15th in home runs (96) in all of MLB.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 22, 2022 at 5:27 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Garrett

Pirates Probable Starter Zach Thompson

• Thompson (3-6) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 16th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, July 14, when he gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Miami Marlins.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with an ERA of 4.09 and 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .249.
• In 15 starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• The Marlins are batting .236 this season, 23rd in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .377 (24th in the league) with 90 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 22, 2022 at 5:27 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Marlins Stats vs Thompson

Marlins Betting Trends

• The Marlins have won 25 of the 42 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (59.5%).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -129 or shorter, Miami has a record of 18-14 (56.2%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Marlins have an implied win probability of 56.3%.
• Miami has played in 92 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 44 times (44-45-3).
• The Marlins have covered 46.7% of their games this season, going 43-49-0 against the spread.

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 77 times this season and won 30, or 39%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has entered 69 games this season as the underdog by +109 or more and is 25-44 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 47.8%.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 37 of 93 chances this season.
• In 93 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 48-45-0 ATS.

Marlins Players to Watch

• Garrett Cooper has racked up a team-high OBP (.347) and slugging percentage (.432), and paces the Marlins in hits (83). He’s hitting .282 with 21 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 26 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB play, Cooper’s batting average ranks 34th, his on-base percentage ranks 46th, and he is 66th in the league in slugging.
• Jesus Aguilar has 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 21 walks while hitting .246.
• Aguilar currently ranks 95th in batting average, 127th in on base percentage, and 104th in slugging among qualifying batters.
• Miguel Rojas is batting .234 with 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 17 walks.
• Jorge Soler is batting .206 with 13 doubles, 13 home runs and 31 walks.

Marlins Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pittsburgh with a slugging percentage of .356, fueled by 23 extra-base hits.
• Among all the qualifying batters in the big leagues, Hayes’ batting average is 82nd, his on-base percentage is 83rd, and he is 137th in slugging.
• Daniel Vogelbach is slugging .426 while driving in 34 runs and batting .228 this season.
• Michael Chavis has 59 hits this season and has a slash line of .240/.280/.419.
• Ben Gamel is batting .249 with a .335 OBP and 22 RBI for Pittsburgh this season.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Marlins vs Pirates Player Props

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