Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (80-67) are en route to PNC Park on Friday where they will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (70-76). The expected starting pitchers are Alec Marsh and Luis Ortiz.

The Royals have compiled 248 doubles as a team and have hit 162 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging % of .415 and have been rung up 1,022 times, while being walked on 379 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 673 runs batted in in addition to 1,249 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .253. They are sitting with 693 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.82 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have yielded 135 home runs in addition to 598 runs (8th in MLB). Kansas City has conceded 1,199 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 556 earned runs. The Royals have an ERA of 3.87 this season (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,190 hitters. They have walked 422 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.82 as a team for the season.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 116 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 68 holds over the course of the season (24th in MLB). The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.7% and stepped onto the hill in 130 save situations. They have tallied 37 saves so far this year and have not converted 23 of 60 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 201 runners this year and 29.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Royals have sent 455 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Kansas City Royals have amassed 3,881 putouts this year, in addition to 1,303 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 8th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 118 double plays. The Royals have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,643 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in baseball.

Marsh (10-17 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.99 and he has faced 828 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 185 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 73 free passes. His ERA is 5.07 (107 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.357. Marsh has pitched in 190 innings and is sitting with 190 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Pirates have a team slugging % of .372 and they have an average of 4.24 runs per game (19th in the league). They have put up 214 doubles, while walking 436 times and scoring 619 runs. Pittsburgh has accumulated 144 home runs so far this season to go along with 597 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,340 occasions (5th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,165 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for an OBP of .302 and a batting average of .235 so far this year.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.311 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,219 strikeouts vs 454 walks). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,251. They have conceded 152 dingers and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 664 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.13 (596 earned runs conceded).

Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 65 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves. They are ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 56.9%, and they have sent 454 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 154 times in high leverage situations and also on 119 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.1% of 178 inherited runners. With 142 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 76 holds and 28 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 127 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in baseball). The Pirates have 1,248 assists, 78 errors and have a total of 3,902 putouts during this campaign. In their 11,706 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (23rd in pro baseball).

During his career, Ortiz has allowed 202 hits while he has tallied 166 strikeouts in 221 frames. Ortiz (11-12 mark in his career) holds a 3.95 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 97 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.343 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.75 and he has faced 955 hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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