Miami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates 7/23/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Miami Marlins play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Miami is 43-49 following its 8-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Miami has lost four straight and the Marlins have been shutout in each of the last three, while being outscored by a combined 22-0. Miami has lost nine of the last 13 and the Marlins are fourth in the National League East, 14 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

First baseman Garrett Cooper is batting .282 to lead Miami and has team highs in hits with 83 and on base percentage at .347. Second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr is the leader in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 45. On Saturday, the Miami Marlins will send Max Meyer to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA, 5 Ks and 1 BBs.

Pittsburgh is 39-54 following its 8-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies last Sunday prior to the All Star game break. Find out how we think the games will play out after the All-Star break with our best baseball picks. The victory for Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak for the Pirates. The Pirates are next to last in team batting average at .222 and have scored fewer runs than every other club in baseball but two. Pittsburgh is third in the National League Central, but trails the first place Milwaukee Brewers by 11 games.

Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .261 with 15 home runs and an on-base percentage of .343 to lead Pittsburgh in each category. Designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach is the leader in RBIs with 34 and third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes is the leader in hits with 81.  Pittsburgh has not announced its starting pitcher for Saturday’s second game of a three-game series at home vs Miami.