Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (62-65) are traveling to PNC Park on Saturday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-67). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Carson Spiers and Jake Woodford.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .401 and have been rung up 1,152 times, while drawing a walk on 381 occasions. They have recorded 537 RBI's and 963 base knocks on the year, and their batting average sits at .231. The Reds have recorded 209 doubles as a unit and have knocked 152 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 566 runs and hold an OBP of .303. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB.

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The Reds have compiled a team ERA of 4.03 on the year (16th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,079 hitters. Reds pitchers have yielded 145 home runs and 536 runs (12th in MLB). They have walked 388 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.16 as a team over the course of the season. Cincinnati has surrendered 1,015 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 501 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Reds relievers have earned a save rate of 74.3% and has come into the game in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 173 runners so far this season and 28.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 109 times as well as having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 415 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have recorded 68 holds on the season (14th in the league). They have accumulated 26 saves for the season and have blown 9 out of their 35 chances to save the game.

The Reds have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,077 innings, ranking them 16th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 3,359 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 969 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 29th in the majors, and have a total of 77 double plays.

Spiers has pitched in 82 frames and is sitting with 76 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.69 (52 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.509. He has given up 100 base hits (10.9 hits per nine innings) with 24 free passes. Spiers (4-6 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.61 while he has gone up against 373 hitters in the majors.

Pittsburgh has accumulated 124 home runs so far this year as well as 499 runs batted in. They have recorded 182 doubles, while taking a walk 377 times and putting up 518 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team on-base percentage of .300 in addition to a team batting average of .234 for the year. The Pirates hold a slugging % of .371 and they tally 4.11 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have struck out on 1,179 occasions (4th in the league) and have 1,002 base knocks.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.278 with a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have a ranking of 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,056. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 547 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (490 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,047 strikeouts vs 380 bases on balls). They have given up 132 long balls and they give up 4.38 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

Sitting with 115 save situations, the Pirates have earned 60 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 139 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.2% of 143 inherited base runners. They sit at 27th in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 383 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 106 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Pirates have racked up 1,077 assists, 67 errors and have amassed 3,371 putouts this year. In 10,113 innings played, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (22nd in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Woodford has given up 223 base hits while totaling 137 strikeouts in 211 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 108 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.387 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and he has gone up against 913 opposing hitters in his career. Woodford (10-12 career record) has earned a 4.62 earned run average while allowing 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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