Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees MLB Prediction and Pick, Today's MLB Betting Picks, 7-20-2026

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Our Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees Pick: YANKEES

New York is the recommended pick because its pitching staff and overall roster balance provide a significant edge over Pittsburgh. While the Pirates boast one of the league’s highest-scoring offenses, the Yankees counter with one of MLB’s top pitching staffs, ranking near the top of the league in ERA, WHIP, and hits allowed. New York has also displayed more consistency on the defensive side, while Pittsburgh’s bullpen has struggled throughout the season with a save percentage barely above 50%. Mitch Keller has been durable but owns a career ERA above 4.50, whereas the Yankees have consistently limited opponents with superior team pitching. If New York’s offense produces around its season average and its pitching staff continues to suppress scoring, the Yankees have the edge to secure the victory.

MATCHUP	Pirates	Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees Moneyline	+110	-130
Where	Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY
When	Monday, July 20, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees MLB Prediction – 7-20-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

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A total of 159 two-baggers and 128 balls hit out of the park have been recorded by the Pirates as a professional baseball team. In addition to having a batting average of.427, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been called out on strikes 931 times, but they have also walked 368 times. The Pittsburgh Pirates are now ranked second in baseball in terms of the average number of runs scored with 5.3 per game. During the course of this season, they have not only knocked in 903 runs but also contributed 503 runs to the team’s total, and their batting average is.263. They have a total of 526 runs scored against them, and their on-base percentage is.341.

The team’s pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.32, and they have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 that is rather impressive. Pitchers for the Pirates have allowed 104 home runs and 478 total runs, which places them in 23rd place in the league. There have been 804 hits allowed by Pittsburgh, which is 8.2 hits per nine innings, and 422 earned runs. During this season, the Pirates have a 4.30 earned run average, which places them twenty-first in the league, and their pitching staff has rung up 906 batters. During the course of the year, they have walked 360 players from the opposing team, and their fielding percentage average (FIP) is 3.99.

In addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations, relief pitchers for the Pirates have gone to the mound 90 times with runners on base. With 47 holds so far this season, the relievers have ranked twenty-first in the sport of baseball. The relievers for the Pirates have a save percentage of 51.4% and have been called upon to make saves in around 85 different circumstances. Up to this point in the year, they have made 19 saves, but they have failed to convert 18 of the 37 opportunities they have had to make saves. There have been 129 base runners that have been inherited by the relievers throughout the season, and 31.0% of those players have crossed home plate. Throughout the course of the season, the Pirates have sent 317 relievers to the hill.

Out of the 7,956 innings that the Pirates have played, they have turned 69.1% of the baseballs that have been put into play into outs, which places them in the 24th spot among the major league teams. This season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been responsible for 2,652 putouts, in addition to 780 assists and 57 errors across the course of the season. Despite the fact that they have turned 76 double plays, their fielding percentage has remained unchanged at.984, which places them in the 21st position in the major leagues.

Over the course of his career, Keller has had the opportunity to pitch for 981 innings and has racked up 914 strikeouts. Keller has faced 4,261 opposition hitters in the major leagues, and he has a fielding percentage of 4.51 due to the fact that he has a career record of 48-72 throughout his career. Over the course of his career, he has a WHIP of 1.376 and a 4.58 earned run average (499 earned runs allowed). A total of 334 free passes have been issued to him, and he has allowed 1,016 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings).

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The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of.423, and they average 4.77 runs per game (20th in Major League Baseball). They have walked 369 times and hit 145 doubles, in addition to scoring 463 runs. They have also taken a walk 369 times. There have been 142 home runs hit by New York thus far this season, and they have also driven in 441 runs. The number of times they have been rung up is 875, which places them fifth in the league, and they now have 761 hits. During the current season, the New York Yankees have finished with a batting average of.237 and an on-base percentage of.317 as a team.

As of current season, the New York pitching staff has allowed 373 runs to be scored against them, resulting in an earned run average of 3.38 (323 earned runs allowed). A total of 98 home runs have been allowed by them, and they have allowed 3.90 runs per nine innings, which places them fourth in the league. Over the course of the season, the Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.187 and a FIP of 3.76. Additionally, the Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.187 by themselves. A total of 842 strikeouts have been recorded against 288 bases on balls, resulting in a K/BB ratio of 8.80. When it comes to the total number of hits they have allowed, they are ranked fourth in baseball as a staff with 733.

They have a save percentage of 60.5%, which places them in 19th place in the league, and they have sent 320 relief pitchers out onto the field for the season. It has been 104 times that their relievers have stepped onto the hill in high pressure situations, and 107 times that they have done so with runners tied. Despite having 85 save opportunities, the Yankees have only managed to achieve 46 holds and 15 blown saves. There have been 38 opportunities for New York to save the game, and they have only managed to save 23 of them. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game. With 159 inherited base runners, New York relief pitchers have an inherited scoring percentage of 26.4%. This rate is higher than the national average.

The Yankees had a defensive efficiency of 71.1%, which places them seventh in Major League Baseball, out of their 7,746 innings played on the field. A total of 68 double plays have been turned by the New York Yankees, and their fielding percentage of.984 places them twenty-first in all of baseball. During the course of the season, the Yankees have tallied up a total of 2,582 putouts, 849 assists, and 56 errors.

Throughout his career, Weathers has pitched 378 innings and allowed 384 hits while striking out a total of 345 batters. During his career, he has allowed 199 earned runs to be scored against him, while his WHIP is 1.348 and his FIP is 4.7. Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, he has faced 1,621 batters and has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74. An earned run average of 4.74 has been earned by Weathers, who has a career record of 15-30. Additionally, Weathers has allowed 9.1 hits per nine innings pitched.

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