Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (17-21) will go up against the Chicago Cubs (22-16) at PNC Park on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be Jameson Taillon and Jared Jones.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 13th in the league. They have notched a total of 174 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Cubs have compiled 54 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 40 balls out of the park. They have compiled 163 runs batted in as well as 292 hits for the year, and their team batting average sits at .233. Chicago has a slugging rate of .387 and have been rung up 335 times, while drawing a walk on 138 occasions.

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The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.77 on the year (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 314 hitters. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 32 long balls and 158 total runs (18th in the league). They have walked 120 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a squad on the year. Chicago has allowed 297 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 138 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27.

Cubs pitchers have entered the game with runners on 42 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 22 holds on the year (11th in the league). The Cubs relievers have a save percentage of 57.9% and has come into the game in 42 save situations. They have tallied 11 saves this year and have not converted 8 out of their 19 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 61 runners on the campaign and 36.1% of them ended up scoring. The Cubs have sent 125 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Cubs have transformed 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,967 innings on the field, which ranks them 18th in the majors. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 989 putouts this season, as well as 304 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 23rd in baseball, and have a total of 22 double plays.

Taillon has taken the hill for 966 innings and is sitting with 866 K's during his career. Taillon (62-45 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.92 and he has gone up against 4,028 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.93 (422 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.214. He has conceded 934 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 239 walks.

The Pirates have a team SLG% of .329 and they average 3.53 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have put up 52 doubles, while walking 143 times as well as notching 134 runs. Pittsburgh has knocked in 27 home runs on the season as well as 127 runs batted in. They have struck out on 352 occasions (5th in baseball) and have tallied 281 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with an on-base percentage of .301 as well as a batting average of .220 for the year.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.203 with a FIP of 3.98 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (312 strikeouts against 112 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 284. They have surrendered 40 home runs and they concede 4.13 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 151 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.66 (134 earned runs allowed).

Pittsburgh has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 19 save chances and they have walked away with 10 saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save rate of 52.6%, and they have dispatched 117 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 35 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of their 55 inherited runners. With 38 save situations, the Pirates have earned 19 holds and also 9 blown saves.

Out of their 2,964 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (7th in pro baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 30 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 316 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 988 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Jones has given up 27 hits and he has 52 punch outs in 41 frames. He has allowed 12 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.780 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 10.40 and he has gone up against 154 batters so far in his MLB career. Jones (2-3 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.63 earned run average and has given up 5.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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