Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates 7/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia Phillies play the third game of a four-game series on the road Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Philadelphia is 52-47 following its 8-7 victory over the Pirates in the opening game of the series on Thursday. Kyle Schwarber hit his 32nd home run of the season, which leads the National League, while Zack Wheeler threw seven solid innings for the Phillies. Philadelphia is third in the National League East, 9 ½ games behind first place New York.

Third baseman Alec Bohm is batting .294 to lead Philadelphia and has a team high 100 hits. Left fielder Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 32 and RBIs with 64, while first baseman Rhys Hoskins is the leader in on-base percentage of .334. On Saturday, the Philadelphia Phillies will send Ranger Suarez to the mound. The left-hander is 7-5 with a 3.84 ERA, 72 Ks and 34 BBs.

Pittsburgh dropped to 40-59 following its one-run loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. The Pirates have lost four straight and nine of the last 11. Pittsburgh is struggling at the plate with a team batting average of .220 which is 29th in the Majors and the Pirates have scored only 358 runs which is 28th. Pittsburgh is fourth in the National League Central, 15 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .254 with 15 home runs and an on-base percentage .335 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 86. On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Mitch Keller to the mound. The right-hander is 3-7 with a 4.55 ERA, 84 Ks and 34 BBs.