Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Pittsburgh Pirates (58-73) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will compete against the Kansas City Royals (41-91). The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Ortiz and Cole Ragans.

Pittsburgh owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have been rung up 1,168 times, while drawing a walk on 462 occasions. They have accrued 524 runs batted in in addition to 1,017 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .234. The Pirates have tallied 229 doubles as a squad and have hit 127 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 547 runs scored and have an OBP of .313. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Pirates pitchers have given up 142 home runs and 643 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Pittsburgh has given up 1,137 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 591 earned runs. The Pirates are sitting with a team ERA of 4.60 on the campaign (23rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,119 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 479 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.35 as a unit on the year.

The Pirates bullpen have a save percentage of 70.0% and has come into the game in 116 save situations. The relievers have inherited 195 base runners on the season and 32.8% of those players earned a run for their team. Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 132 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 418 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have earned 63 holds so far this year (23rd in baseball). They have compiled 35 saves on the campaign and have not converted 15 of their 50 save chances.

The Pirates have transformed 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,401 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 26th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have 3,467 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,095 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 109 double plays.

Ortiz has taken the hill for 73 innings and has earned 56 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Ortiz (2-6 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.56 and he has gone up against 338 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.18 (42 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.685. He has surrendered 82 base knocks (10.1 hits per nine innings) with 41 free passes.

Kansas City has tallied 127 long balls so far this year and 506 RBIs. They have hit 215 two-baggers, while getting a free base 318 times and recording 526 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .242 on the season. The Royals have a team SLG% of .392 and they are scoring 3.98 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have struck out on 1,130 instances (16th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,071 base knocks.

The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 707 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.22 (665 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 171 long balls and they concede 5.55 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.416 in addition to having a FIP of 4.74 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,045 strikeouts against 453 walks). They come in at 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,170.

Sitting with 88 save situations, the Royals have amassed 50 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 38 save opportunities and they have recorded 19 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 109 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.2% out of 145 inherited runners. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 429 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In 10,314 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (23rd in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Royals have racked up 1,120 assists, 64 errors and have amassed 3,438 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Ragans has allowed 94 base hits while earning 98 strikeouts in 99 innings. He has allowed a total of 46 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.354 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.45 and he has gone up against 421 batters so far in his career. Ragans (5-7 career mark) has earned a 4.18 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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