Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-164) Pittsburgh (+138)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (24-28) host the Atlanta Braves (29-19) at PNC Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Braves at -164 and the Pirates are priced at +138. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Chris Sale and Martin Perez.

The Braves have accounted for 93 doubles as a squad and have knocked 53 balls out of the park. Atlanta is slugging .409 and have been called out on strikes 423 times, while being walked on 152 occasions. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.7 runs/g, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have tallied 214 RBI's in addition to 409 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .250. They have earned 223 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320.

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The Braves have an ERA of 3.43 this year (8th in the league), and they have struck out 410 batters. Braves pitchers have given up 44 home runs in addition to 180 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 141 opposing players and their FIP is 3.66 as a unit over the course of the season. Atlanta has yielded 381 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 164 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Braves relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.9% and has come into the game in 50 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 runners so far this season and 31.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Braves pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 35 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 148 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have 27 holds this season (15th in the league). They have accumulated 14 saves so far this year and have missed out on 9 out of their 23 save opportunities.

The Atlanta Braves have a total of 1,290 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 461 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which has them sitting 1st in baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays. The Braves have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,870 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 12th in baseball.

Sale has taken the ball for 1,837 innings and has racked up 2,259 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.08 (628 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.042. He has conceded 1,490 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 424 walks. Sale (127-81 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 2.95 while he has gone up against 7,398 batters during his time in the majors.

The Pirates have a team slugging % of .362 and they score 4.02 runs per outing (22nd in baseball). They have tallied 76 two-baggers, while getting a free base 185 times and putting up 209 runs. Pittsburgh has accounted for 50 home runs this season to go along with 200 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 493 occasions (4th in the league) and have a total of 407 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated an OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .230 on the year.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a squad this year. They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 422. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 234 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.03 (208 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (438 strikeouts against 169 free passes). They have surrendered 60 long balls and they yield 4.54 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of 81 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 69 times in high leverage situations and also on 50 occasions with runners on base. With 54 save situations, the Pirates have 27 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They sit at 26th in the league holding a save rate of 53.8%, and they have dispatched 161 relievers onto the field for the year. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 26 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 42 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 446 assists, 31 errors and have accounted for 1,394 putouts this year. In their 4,182 innings on the diamond, the Pirates hold a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (13th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Perez has allowed 1,625 base knocks and he has 1,046 strikeouts in 1,495 innings pitched. He has given up 739 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.445 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.95 and he has gone up against 6,494 opposing batters so far in his career. Perez (86-84 career record) is the owner of a 4.45 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-164)

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