Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction: Expect a win for the Marlins

On Saturday evening, Major League Baseball action will be broadcast live from PNC Park with game two of a three-game series between the Miami Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates put up a valiant effort against the Miami Marlins in an effort to play spoiler on Friday, but ultimately came up short, bringing their overall record for the season to 75-85. Jack Suwinski has a team-high 26 home runs and 72 RBIs this season, while Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 150 hits, 83 RBIs, and a batting average of.264. Suwinski also leads the team in home runs. Additionally, Andrew McCutchen leads the team in on-base percentage with a.378 average thus far this year. This game will be started for Pittsburgh by Quinn Priester, who has a record of 3-2 with a 7.86 ERA and 33 strikeouts so far this season. After suffering a defeat, the Pittsburgh Pirates have come back to defeat the Miami Marlins and win seven of the past eight night games between the two teams. Every single one of the last eight night games that the Pittsburgh Pirates have played against opponents who have a winning record, they have covered the run line.

After claiming a 4-3 victory in the first game of the series on Friday, the Miami Marlins are in complete command of their own postseason destinies. Their current record of 83-76 puts them 1.5 games ahead of both the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds for the final Wild Card berth in the National League. Bryan De La Cruz has 77 RBIs to lead the Miami Marlins this season. Jorge Soler leads the Marlins with 36 home runs and 74 RBIs, while Jorge Soler leads the Marlins in RBIs. Luis Arraez also has 203 hits, 30 doubles, and a batting average of.354, and De La Cruz has the most doubles on the squad with 32. This game will be started for the Marlins by JT Chargois, who has a record of 1-0, a 3.67 ERA, and 35 strikeouts so far this season.

I'm backing the Miami Marlins in this game. I believe that the victory that the Fish had on Friday was a significant one, and I also believe that the Marlins are giving their best effort in this game since they are aware that a victory might potentially secure the final Wild Card position. Priester has already had a rough go of it for the better part of the season; his ERA of just under 8 is not going to cut it moving forward in this competition. In the end, I believe that the Miami Marlins are able to take advantage of the pitching duel and secure a significant victory for themselves with respect to the playoff race. Give me the Miami Marlins with the run line in this situation.