Baltimore Orioles vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Baltimore Orioles (4-2) are headed to PNC Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-1). The pitchers taking the mound will be Dean Kremer and Marco Gonzales.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 6.0 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in MLB. They have earned 36 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .298. The Orioles have compiled 12 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 6 balls out of the park. They have amassed 36 RBI's and 45 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .232. Baltimore is slugging .397 and have been rung up 42 times, while taking a walk on 19 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.45 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.00. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 6 home runs in addition to 22 runs (7th in baseball). Baltimore has conceded 43 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 20 earned runs. The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.33 on the season (12th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 60 batters. They have walked 11 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.18 as a squad this year.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 3 times and also have had 2 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 0 holds over the course of the season (29th in baseball). The Orioles bullpen have stepped onto the hill in 1 save situation. They have accumulated 0 saves on the campaign and have not converted 1 of 1 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 3 runners this season with 33.3% of them ended up scoring. The Orioles have sent 19 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Orioles have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 486 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated 162 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 56 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 22nd in the majors, and they have turned 3 double plays.

Kremer has taken the mound for 375 innings and has totaled 318 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Kremer (22-20 career record) has a FIP of 4.57 and he has gone up against 1,597 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.36 (182 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.336. He has surrendered 375 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 127 walks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated a team OBP of .381 and a team batting average of .283 this year. They have been rung up on 77 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 76 base hits. Pittsburgh has accounted for 6 home runs for the season as well as 48 runs batted in. The Pirates have a team SLG% of .428 and they are earning 7.00 runs per outing (2nd in MLB). They have hit 19 two-baggers, while getting a free base 43 times as well as racking up 49 runs.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.197 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.66 as a unit for the season. They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 55. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have relinquished 30 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.82 (28 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (64 strikeouts vs 24 walks). They have conceded 6 homers and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

With 12 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 5 holds and 2 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relievers step onto the hill in 7 save opportunities and they have tallied 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 11 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 6.3% out of their 16 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 9th in the league holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 25 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 11 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (21st in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 68 assists, 6 errors and have a total of 198 putouts on the campaign. In their 594 innings on the field, the Pirates have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (17th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Gonzales has allowed 917 hits while accumulating 667 strikeouts in 898 innings. Gonzales (65-49 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.13 earned run average and has given up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 412 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.288 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.78 and he has gone up against 3,789 opposing batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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