Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Monday, September 4, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-73) will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (76-59) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Corbin Burnes and Luis Ortiz.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .379 and have been called out on strikes 1,185 times, while taking a walk on 482 occasions. They have accrued 569 runs batted in and 1,057 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .236. The Brewers have accrued 199 doubles as a unit and have smacked 140 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 596 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in MLB.

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The Brewers have an ERA of 3.95 for the year (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,185 batters. Brewers pitchers have relinquished 173 home runs in addition to 571 total runs (8th in MLB). They have walked 409 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a team on the year. Milwaukee has relinquished 1,038 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 526 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.21.

The Brewers have sent 429 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 141 runners for the year and 33.3% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 41 saves on the season and have blown 20 of 61 save chances. The Brewers bullpen have a save percentage of 67.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 146 save situations. The relievers have a total of 84 holds on the season (6th in baseball). Brewers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 101 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 3,596 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,158 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 13th in MLB, and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,788 innings, which has them ranked 1st in the majors.

Burnes has taken the hill for 680 innings and has totaled 837 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Burnes (44-26 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.11 and he has faced 2,753 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.29 (249 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.059. He has surrendered 523 base knocks (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 198 walks.

Pittsburgh has accounted for 132 HRs on the season and 548 RBIs. They have hit 238 two-baggers, while taking a walk 481 times and racking up 573 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded an on-base percentage of .314 and a batting average of .235 on the year. The Pirates have a SLG% of .387 and they tally 4.21 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,199 occasions (11th in the league) and have earned 1,062 base hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 655 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.51 (602 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 147 HR's and they relinquish 4.91 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.377 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.32 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,159 strikeouts against 491 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,163.

With 124 save situations, the Pirates have 67 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 54 save chances and they have recorded 38 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 138 times in high leverage situations and on 134 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.7% out of 196 inherited base runners. They rank 4th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.4%, and they have dispatched 434 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

In 10,815 innings on the field, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (22nd in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 114 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in professional baseball). The Pirates have accrued 1,136 assists, 77 errors and have 3,605 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Ortiz has allowed 85 base knocks while he has accumulated 61 strikeouts in 78 innings pitched. Ortiz (3-6 career mark) has a 4.96 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 43 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.641 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.42 and he has gone up against 358 hitters so far in his career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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