Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-53) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (58-51) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Brandon Pfaadt and Luis Ortiz.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .422 and have struck out 841 times, while being walked on 360 occasions. They have accumulated 534 RBI's and 954 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .258. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 189 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 121 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 558 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .329. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team ERA of 4.48 this season (25th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 806 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 116 home runs and also 513 runs (23rd in MLB). They have walked 326 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a squad on the season. Arizona has surrendered 974 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 483 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.8% and has entered the game in 102 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 139 base runners this year and 42.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 100 times and also have had 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have a total of 56 holds for the year (15th in MLB). They have compiled 25 saves so far this year and have not converted 19 of their 44 chances to save the game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 2,910 putouts this year, as well as 1,015 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 1st in baseball, and they have turned 102 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,730 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in MLB.

Pfaadt has pitched in 222 innings and has accounted for 209 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 4.70 (116 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.238. He has given up 222 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 53 walks. Pfaadt (8-15 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.63 and he has gone up against 934 batters in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for an on-base percentage of .300 as well as a batting average of .232 this season. They have been rung up on 990 occasions (5th in MLB) and have 848 base knocks. Pittsburgh has recorded 108 HRs so far this season and 435 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .369 and they are recording 4.18 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have 153 two-baggers, while walking 334 times and putting up 451 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 456 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.77 (405 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 106 home runs and they concede 4.25 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.275 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (905 strikeouts vs 329 free passes). They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 903.

With 97 save situations, the Pirates have earned 50 holds and 19 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 46 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 118 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.5% of 120 inherited base runners. They rank 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 58.7%, and they have sent 325 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 93 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Pirates have recorded 946 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 2,899 putouts during this campaign. In their 8,697 innings on the field, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in MLB).

Ortiz (10-9 career mark) is the owner of a 3.88 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.70 and he has gone up against 791 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 78 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.408 and a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Ortiz has surrendered 173 base hits while totaling 139 K's in 181 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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