Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-170) Pittsburgh (+145)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (13-11) are hitting the road to PNC Park on Thursday where they will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (16-8). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -170 and Pittsburgh is opening at +145. The betting total comes in at 8. The men taking the mound will be Julio Urias and Mitch Keller.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .458 and have been called out on strikes 227 times, while drawing a walk on 111 occasions. They have 127 RBI's in addition to 181 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .230. The Dodgers have compiled 36 doubles as a squad and have hit 44 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 129 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .326. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 28 home runs in addition to 109 runs in total (17th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 212 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 105 earned runs. The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.48 on the season (20th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 197 batters. They have walked 59 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.21 as a unit for the season.

The Dodgers have dispatched 79 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 43 runners this year and 27.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 5 saves so far this year and have blown 2 of their 7 chances to save the game. The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 14 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 7 holds for the season (25th in the league). Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 26 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 633 putouts so far this season, in addition to 208 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 18 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,899 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

Urias has taken the mound for 626 frames and has racked up 623 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Urias (52-19 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.47 and he has gone up against 2,546 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.84 (198 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.099. He has given up 515 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 174 walks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .253 on the season. They have struck out on 194 occasions (23rd in baseball) and are sitting with 203 base knocks. Pittsburgh has a total of 28 long balls on the campaign and 111 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .436 and they score 4.92 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have put up 49 doubles, while walking 89 times and putting up 118 runs.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.349 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 199. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 94 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.78 (90 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (209 strikeouts against 90 walks). They have relinquished 21 dingers and they allow 3.95 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Sitting with 38 save situations, the Pirates have 22 holds and also 3 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have come away with 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% of 27 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 5th in baseball with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 73 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in baseball). The Pirates have racked up 188 assists, 17 errors and have amassed 644 putouts over the course of the season. In 1,932 innings played, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (18th in MLB).

In his career, Keller has conceded 400 base knocks while accumulating 341 strikeouts in 359 innings pitched. He has allowed 195 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.543 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.21 and he has faced 1,596 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Keller (14-29 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.89 earned run average while conceding 10.0 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+145)

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