Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Pittsburgh Pirates (48-58) are traveling to American Family Field on Friday where they will play the Milwaukee Brewers (58-50). The starting pitchers will be Quinn Priester and Colin Rea.

The Pirates have hit 183 doubles as a unit and have hit 101 baseballs out of the stadium. Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .386 and have been called out on strikes 927 times, while taking a walk on 360 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB. They have amassed 418 RBI's in addition to 827 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .236. They are sitting with 439 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312.

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The Pirates have an earned run average of 4.47 for the season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 894 hitters. Pirates pitchers have given up 116 home runs and also 507 total runs (20th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 385 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.38 as a squad on the campaign. Pittsburgh has yielded 899 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 463 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38.

Pirates relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 105 times and also have had 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 48 holds on the season (26th in the league). The Pirates bullpen have compiled a save rate of 70.0% and has entered the game in 90 save situations. They have tallied 28 saves this season and have blown 12 of their 40 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 162 base runners on the year and 32.7% of those players crossed the plate. The Pirates have dispatched 335 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Pirates have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of 8,397 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates have amassed 2,799 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 880 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them sitting 26th in MLB, and have a total of 89 double plays.

Priester has thrown 15 innings and has accumulated 13 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 9.19 (16 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.723. He has given up 16 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 11 free passes. Priester (2-1 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 7.23 while facing 73 batters in the majors.

Milwaukee has compiled 112 HRs for the season as well as 432 RBIs. They have hit 157 two-baggers, while getting a free base 381 times as well as putting up 450 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .311 and a batting average of .232 so far this year. The Brewers have a team slugging % of .376 and they are earning 4.17 runs per contest (23rd in MLB). They have been rung up on 974 occasions (9th in baseball) and are sitting with 826 base knocks.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.242 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a squad for the season. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 857. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 464 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.08 (434 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (917 strikeouts against 331 free passes). They have conceded 136 dingers and they surrender 4.37 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball).

Milwaukee has called on relievers to enter the game in 50 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. They sit at 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 340 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 114 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of 114 inherited base runners. With 119 save situations, the Brewers have compiled 68 holds and 15 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 80 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Brewers have 935 assists, 49 errors and have a total of 2,870 putouts this year. In their 8,610 innings on the diamond, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (3rd in the majors).

Rea (13-12 career record) has a 4.85 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and he has faced 1,076 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 135 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.301 and having a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Rea has surrendered 240 hits while he has accumulated 204 K's in 250 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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