Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: NESN

The Pittsburgh Pirates (11-8) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (10-9) at PNC Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Brayan Bello and Quinn Priester.

The Red Sox have hit 25 doubles as a squad and have hit 24 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging percentage of .384 and have been rung up 192 times, while drawing a walk on 64 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 4.3 runs/g, which is 18th in baseball. They have recorded 77 RBI's and 145 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .227. They have earned 81 runs while holding a team OBP of .301.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.59 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 17 home runs and also 76 total runs (7th in MLB). Boston has surrendered 148 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 53 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.74 this season (1st in the league), and they have rung up 183 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 51 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.40 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Red Sox have dispatched 59 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 20 base runners so far this year with 30.0% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 7 saves this year and have blown 6 of 13 save opportunities. The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.8% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 12 holds on the campaign (7th in MLB). Red Sox pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 18 times as well as having 34 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 523 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 165 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 10 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,569 innings, which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball.

Bello has taken the hill for 235 innings and has accumulated 206 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.33 (113 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.434. He has surrendered 260 base hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 77 free passes. Bello (16-20 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.16 while he has gone up against 1,024 batters during his time in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .244 this season. They have struck out on 190 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 164 base hits. Pittsburgh has a total of 16 home runs on the campaign as well as 87 RBIs. The Pirates hold a slugging % of .361 and they average 4.84 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 88 times as well as scoring 92 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 81 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.95 (75 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 16 dingers and they concede 4.26 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.169 and have a FIP of 3.57 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (161 strikeouts against 52 walks). They are sitting at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 148.

Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of their 40 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 30 times in high leverage situations and also on 26 occasions with base runners. With 25 save situations, the Pirates have 12 holds and also 7 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 46.2%, and they have sent 65 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 13 save chances and they have converted 6 saves.

Out of their 1,542 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (12th in pro baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 19 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (25th in the majors). The Pirates have recorded 155 assists, 14 errors and have notched a total of 514 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Priester has given up 58 base hits and he has 36 punch outs in 50 innings. Priester (3-3 career record) has a 7.74 ERA while surrendering 10.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.700 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.7. His K/BB ratio is 1.33 and he has gone up against 234 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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