Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves 6/9/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates end a long homestand Thursday night as they travel to Atlanta, GA for game one of four against the Atlanta Braves. Pittsburgh comes into Thursday five games below .500 following a 5-3 last of the Detroit Tigers that ended a two game win streak. Jose Quintana took the loss for Pittsburgh last game out giving up four runs on seven hits across 3.1 innings of work. The Pittsburgh bullpen struggled as well giving up one more run on four hits across the final 5.2 innings of work.

Offensively Pittsburgh struggled from the plate with only six hits in 31 at bats including 0-2 with runners in scoring position to leave 3 men on base. Cal Mitchell led the way for Pittsburgh going 2-4 from the plate to drive in two runs, while Yu Chang chipped in as well with one RBI on the day.

The Atlanta Braves will continue a home stand Thursday night two games above .500 on the season riding a six game win streak following a 3-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. Kyle Wright got the start for Atlanta giving up two runs on five hits across 8 innings of work leading to the victory. Kenley Jansen came on in the 9th to record 3 albums to get the save. 

Dansby Swanson leads the Atlanta offense with a .279 batting average on the year. Matt Olson boasts a team leading .361 OBP, while Austin Riley supplies the Atlanta power with a team high 14 home runs and 31 RBI’s.