Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres 5/3/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates visit Petco Park Monday night to kick off a series against the San Diego Padres. Pittsburgh is 12-15 on the year after dropping 3 straight outings. Pittsburgh ranks in the bottom half of the MLB offensively scoring 3.92 runs on 7.5 hits per game. Adam Frazier leads the Pirates offense with a .292 batting average, while Colin Moran boasts a team high 18 RBI's.

The Pirates haven't been great defensively on the year ranking 23rd overall allowing 4.81 runs on 7.73 hits. Tyler Anderson (2-2 3.38 ERA) will get the ball Monday night for the Pirates. Anderson has allowed 10 runs on 25 hits in 26.2 innings pitched across 5 outings on the year.

The San Diego Padres seemed to be finding a groove as of late, winning 4 of the last 5 to improve to 16-13 on the year. The Padres have a stout offense boasting 4.11 runs on 7.82 hits per game. Eric Hosmer leads the team with a .302 batting average to go along with a team high 17 RBI's.

The Padres biggest strength on the year has been defense and pitching. San Diego ranks 2nd in scoring defense allowing 3.43 runs on the 4th best 6.79 hits per game. The Padres pitchers also rank 1st overall in the MLB striking out 11.29 batters per game.