Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Atlanta Braves (70-39) are headed to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (50-61). The starting pitchers will be Yonny Chirinos and Mitch Keller.

Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .499 and have been called out on strikes 875 times, while drawing a walk on 364 occasions. They have tallied 595 runs batted in as well as 993 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .270. The Braves have accumulated 183 doubles as a squad and have smacked 211 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 615 runs scored while having a team OBP of .340. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are notching 5.7 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.00 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Braves pitchers have given up 118 long balls and also 450 runs (3rd in the league). Atlanta has conceded 882 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 409 earned runs. The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.83 for the season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,008 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 336 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.96 as a team over the course of the season.

The Braves have dispatched 359 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 136 base runners this season and 27.9% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 35 saves on the year and have blown 19 of 54 chances to get a save. The Braves relievers have a save percentage of 64.8% and has come into the game in 129 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 74 holds so far this season (3rd in the league). Braves pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 92 times and also have had 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have converted 68.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,640 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have a total of 2,880 putouts thus far, as well as 904 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which is 26th in the majors, and have accumulated 94 double plays.

Chirinos (20-14 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.31 and he has gone up against 1,282 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 287 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 80 walks. His earned run average is 3.74 (130 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.174. Chirinos has taken the hill for 312 innings and has totaled 244 punch outs in his MLB career.

Pittsburgh has 105 home runs this year to go along with 432 RBIs. They have hit 188 two-baggers, while getting a free base 377 times and scoring 453 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have an OBP of .312 in addition to a batting average of .236 this year. The Pirates have a SLG% of .385 and they average 4.12 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 965 instances (14th in the league) and have earned 857 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 534 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.55 (489 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 121 dingers and they concede 4.96 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.386 in addition to having a FIP of 4.40 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (922 strikeouts vs 402 free passes). They are sitting at 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 940.

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.7% of 166 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with runners on. With 92 save situations, the Pirates have earned 49 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They rank 6th in baseball with a save rate of 68.3%, and they have dispatched 351 relievers to the mound this year. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 41 save chances and they have earned 28 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 93 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in the majors). The Pirates have recorded 925 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 2,906 putouts on the campaign. In their 8,718 innings played, the Pirates are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (22nd in professional baseball).

Keller (21-37 mark in his career) has a 4.81 ERA while allowing 9.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and he has gone up against 2,062 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 250 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.476 and a FIP of 4.0. In his pro baseball career, Keller has allowed 505 base hits and he has 461 strikeouts in 468 frames.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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