Baltimore Orioles vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (5-1) host the Baltimore Orioles (4-2) at PNC Park on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Grayson Rodriguez and Jared Jones.

The Orioles have earned 12 doubles as a squad and have hit 6 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .397 and have been called out on strikes 42 times, while taking a walk on 19 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 6.0 runs per game, which is 7th in MLB. They have amassed 36 runs batted in as well as 45 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .232. They have earned a total of 36 runs while holding a team OBP of .298.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.33 so far this season (11th in the league), and they have rung up 60 batters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 6 long balls and also 22 runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 11 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.24 as a squad this season. Baltimore has yielded 43 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 20 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 5.45 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.00.

The Orioles have sent 19 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 3 base runners over the course of the season and 33.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 0 saves this year and have blown 1 of their 1 save chances. The Orioles relievers have a save percentage of 0.0% and has come into the game in 1 save situation. The relief pitchers have accumulated 0 holds so far this season (28th in baseball). Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 3 times in addition to having 2 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 486 innings on the field, which ranks them 14th in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 162 putouts so far this season, as well as 56 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which is 23rd in the majors, and they have turned 3 double plays.

Rodriguez (8-4 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 while he has faced 537 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 125 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 43 free passes. His ERA is 4.22 (60 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.313. Rodriguez has taken the ball for 128 innings and has accumulated 138 K's in his career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated an OBP of .377 and a batting average of .278 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 70 instances (6th in MLB) and have earned a total of 65 base hits. Pittsburgh has 5 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 41 runs batted in. The Pirates have a team SLG% of .423 and they have an average of 7.00 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have tallied 17 doubles, while taking a walk 36 times and scoring 42 runs.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.175 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (54 strikeouts vs 20 free passes). They are currently ranked 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 47. They have surrendered 5 HR's and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 26 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.79 (24 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 4 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 10 times in high leverage situations in addition to 10 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 8.3% of 12 inherited runners. They are ranked 10th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 22 relief pitchers onto the field for the year.

In 513 innings on the field, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (16th in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 10 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (22nd in baseball). The Pirates have accrued 62 assists, 5 errors and are sitting with 171 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, Jared Jones has allowed 3 hits while he has accumulated 10 strikeouts in 5 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 3 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.882 and being the owner of a FIP of 0.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.00 and he has gone up against 23 opposing batters during his career. Jared Jones (1-0 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.76 earned run average while allowing 4.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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