Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27) will try to defeat the Atlanta Braves (28-18) on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Darius Vines and Bailey Falter.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .413 and have struck out 407 times, while drawing a walk on 146 occasions. They have accumulated 206 RBI's and 396 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .252. The Braves have tallied 91 doubles as a team and have hit 51 balls out of the stadium. They have 215 runs and have an on-base percentage of .322. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 9th in baseball.

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The Braves have a team ERA of 3.44 for the year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 373 hitters. Braves pitchers have conceded 43 home runs and also 163 total runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 130 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.77 as a squad over the course of the season. Atlanta has yielded 353 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Braves pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 34 times as well as having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 24 holds on the year (19th in baseball). The Braves relievers have compiled a save rate of 59.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 46 save situations. They have earned 13 saves on the year and have missed out on 9 of 22 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 40 runners over the course of the season with 32.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Braves have sent 141 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Braves have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,717 innings on the field, ranking them 7th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 1,239 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 452 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 40 double plays.

Vines has taken the ball for 30 innings and has tallied 20 strikeouts during his MLB career. Vines (1-1 career mark) has a FIP of 5.15 while he has gone up against 125 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.20 (14 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.200. He has surrendered 26 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 10 free passes.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an on-base percentage of .302 and a batting average of .226 on the year. They have been rung up on 475 occasions (4th in MLB) and have earned a total of 384 hits. Pittsburgh has tallied 46 long balls so far this season to go along with 183 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .351 and they average 3.84 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 69 two-baggers, while taking a walk 181 times and racking up 192 runs.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.248 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff this season. They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 381. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 207 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (185 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (408 strikeouts against 151 walks). They have conceded 54 long balls and they concede 4.37 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

With 53 save situations, the Pirates have 27 holds and also 11 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the game in 25 save opportunities and they have walked away with 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 68 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.2% out of their 79 inherited base runners. They sit at 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 156 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In 4,020 innings played, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (17th in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 39 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 427 assists, 31 errors and have a total of 1,340 putouts this season.

During his career, Falter has given up 250 base knocks while earning 197 K's in 249 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 125 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.227 and a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.52 and he has gone up against 1,034 batters in his MLB career. Falter (12-16 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.51 earned run average while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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