Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (91-48) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (65-75) at Truist Park on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Johan Oviedo and Charlie Morton.

The Pirates have recorded 244 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 137 balls out of the stadium. Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 1,234 times, while being walked on 487 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in the league. They have accrued 564 RBI's and 1,095 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .236. They have earned a total of 589 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .313.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.38. Pirates pitchers have conceded 149 home runs in addition to 674 runs in total (21st in the league). Pittsburgh has allowed 1,192 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 617 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.49 this year (20th in the league), and they have rung up 1,188 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 514 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.33 as a unit this year.

Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 138 times and also have had 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 70 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). The Pirates relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 129 save situations. They have accumulated 40 saves so far this season and have missed out on 16 of 56 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 204 runners so far this season and 33.3% of them crossed home plate. The Pirates have dispatched 448 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Pirates have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,130 innings on the field, which has them sitting 23rd in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 3,710 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,179 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 24th in MLB, and have earned 119 double plays.

Oviedo has thrown 301 innings and has earned 257 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.31 (144 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.365. He has allowed 271 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 140 walks. Oviedo (12-25 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.56 while he has faced 1,327 hitters in the major leagues.

The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .503 and they earn 5.82 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have recorded 242 doubles, while walking 468 times and putting up 809 runs. Atlanta has hit 270 home runs this year as well as 782 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,102 occasions (25th in MLB) and have earned 1,313 hits. The Atlanta Braves have accumulated an OBP of .344 and a batting average of .275 on the campaign.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.271 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (1,307 strikeouts vs 448 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,121. They have conceded 149 dingers and they yield 4.20 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 576 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.88 (532 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 153 save situations, the Braves have 88 holds and also 20 blown saves. Atlanta has called on relievers to enter the contest in 64 save opportunities and they have walked away with 44 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 111 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of their 166 inherited runners. They rank 6th in the league with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 457 relief pitchers onto the field for the season.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 119 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The Braves have 1,139 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 3,702 putouts on the campaign. In their 11,106 innings on the diamond, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (18th in the majors).

In his career, Morton has surrendered 1,825 base knocks while he has tallied 1,865 strikeouts in 1,948 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 861 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.301 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.62 and he has gone up against 8,343 opposing hitters during his career. Morton (130-112 career mark) has earned a 3.98 earned run average while conceding 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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