Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (58-50) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (48-58) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Mitch Keller and Adrian Houser.

The Pirates have tallied 183 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 101 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh is slugging .386 and have been called out on strikes 927 times, while taking a walk on 360 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 24th in MLB. They have recorded 418 RBI's as well as 827 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .236. They are sitting with 439 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .312.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.38. Pirates pitchers have allowed 116 long balls in addition to 507 runs (20th in baseball). Pittsburgh has allowed 899 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 463 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.47 on the campaign (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 894 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 385 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.38 as a team on the year.

The Pirates have sent 335 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 162 runners for the season with 32.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have recorded 28 saves this season and have missed out on 12 of their 40 save opportunities. The Pirates bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 90 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 48 holds this year (26th in baseball). Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 105 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 2,799 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 880 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which ranks 26th in the majors, and have earned 89 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,397 innings, which has them sitting 21st in MLB.

Keller has taken the ball for 463 innings and has totaled 456 strikeouts during his MLB career. Keller (21-36 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 2,035 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.70 (242 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.467. He has conceded 496 base knocks (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 183 free passes.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned an OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .232 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 974 instances (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 826 base hits. Milwaukee has hit 112 long balls on the season as well as 432 RBIs. The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .376 and they average 4.17 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have put up 157 doubles, while walking 381 times and racking up 450 runs.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.242 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (917 strikeouts against 331 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 857. They have surrendered 136 long balls and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 464 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.08 (434 earned runs allowed).

Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 50 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves. They sit at 6th in baseball with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 340 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 114 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of 114 inherited runners. With 119 save situations, the Brewers have tallied 68 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 80 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Brewers have recorded 935 assists, 49 errors and have a total of 2,870 putouts over the course of the season. In 8,610 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (3rd in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Houser has surrendered 481 hits while he has tallied 395 K's in 495 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 222 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.378 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and he has gone up against 2,127 hitters thus far in his career. Houser (26-32 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.04 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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