Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/09/2022

Game Time: 7:20 pm ET, Thursday, June 9, 2022

Venue:  Truist Park, Atlanta, GA

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Pirates +230, Braves -290; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Pirates +230, Braves -290; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Pirates +230, Braves -290; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Pittsburgh Pirates:  24-28 (3rd place, NL Central)

Atlanta Braves:  29-27 (2nd place, NL East)

 

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Pittsburgh Pirates:  7-3 last 10

Atlanta Braves:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Pirates are coming into this game with a 24-29 record overall and they are 11-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Braves on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Detroit Tigers still to be played on Wednesday. Mitch Keller is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while JT Brubaker will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 0-5 with a 4.70 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 3 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 8 hits in 4 IP against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They scored 3 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Braves are coming into this game with a 29-27 record overall and they are 15-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 6 game winning streak. They just won their 4-game series against the Colorado Rockies 4-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Pirates on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Oakland Athletics still to be played on Wednesday. Ian Anderson is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Max Fried will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 5-2 with a 2.74 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 1 BB with 4 strikeouts on 2 hits in 8 innings played against the Colorado Rockies. They scored 3 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 2 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Braves are coming into this game as a massive favorite with the current betting odds. The Braves have been playing very well recently as they have put together a little streak and they have been scoring a lot of runs in their games as well. Their pitching was not that great to start the season but they have been much better in their recent games and they are going up against one of the worst teams in the league on offense in the Pirates. The Pirates have been winning games recently but a lot of their wins have come against other bad teams. They did sweep the Dodgers in LA recently but that is not sustainable for them and they are bound to come back down to Earth here, especially with the way the Braves have been heating up recently. Between their hitting and their pitching recently, the Braves have the advantage here and should win this game with no problems. The best bet here is on the Braves to win this game on the runline.

 

Pirates Braves Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 9, 2022 (7:20 pm ET start time) is Braves 5 Pirates 1.

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Pittsburgh Pirates: 104-171 (-17.8 Units) ML in all games. 41-69 (-8 Units) ML when the total is 8 to 8.5. 21-14 OVER against NL East opponents.

Atlanta Braves: 171-134 (+7.2 Units) ML in all games. 67-38 (+20.9 Units) ML when the total is 8 to 8.5. 23-13 OVER as a favorite of -110 or higher.

 

 

Pittsburgh Pirates:  Y. Tsutsugo (1B) Late June - Back. K. Newman (SS) Ques June 26 - Groin. J. VanMeter (2B) Out indefinitely - Finger.

Atlanta Braves:  A. Duvall (LF) Ques Wed - Tricep. E. Rosario (LF) Late July - Eye. M. Pina (C) out for season - Wrist.

 

 

 

"Any time we get our kids in the lineup and they start to play, you start to see the glimpses of putting the whole thing together. There has been a process to it. I understand that maybe at times that process is frustrating to people, but (general manager Ben Cherington) has had a plan all along." - Derek Shelton after his team’s win against the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

 

 

"It felt great. I really wanted it." - Kyle Wright after their win against the Athletics on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B

Bryan Reynolds (S) CF

Jack Suwinski (L) LF

Daniel Vogelbach (L) DH

Diego Castillo (R) SS

Cal Mitchell (L) RF

Tucupita Marcano (L) 2B

Yu Chang (R) 1B

Michael Perez (L) C

 

Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

Austin Riley (R) 3B

Matt Olson (L) 1B

Ozzie Albies (S) 2B

Marcell Ozuna (R) DH

William Contreras (R) C

Guillermo Heredia (R) LF

Michael Harris II (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Ke'Bryan Hayes (.290)

Hits:  Ke'Bryan Hayes (53)

Home Runs:  Bryan Reynolds (8)

RBI:  Ke'Bryan Hayes (20)

Stolen Bases:  Ke'Bryan Hayes (7)

Wins:  Dillon Peters (4)

Saves:  David Bednar (10)

ERA:  Max Kranick (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Ronald Acuna (.320)

Hits:  Austin Riley (57)

Home Runs:  Austin Riley (14)

RBI:  Austin Riley (31)

Stolen Bases:  Ronald Acuna (10)

Wins:  Kyle Wright (6)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (15)

ERA:  William Woods (0.00)

 

Managers:

Pittsburgh Pirates: Derek Shelton (3rd season)

Atlanta Braves: Brian Snitker (7th season)