Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (80-67) are hitting the road to PNC Park on Sunday where they will compete against the Pittsburgh Pirates (70-76). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Brady Singer and Jared Jones.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been rung up 1,022 times, while drawing a walk on 379 occasions. They have 673 RBI's as well as 1,249 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .253. The Royals have recorded 248 doubles as a team and have hit 162 balls out of the park. They have earned 693 runs while holding a team OBP of .310. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have surrendered 135 long balls in addition to 598 runs (8th in the league). Kansas City has yielded 1,199 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 556 earned runs. The Royals have an ERA of 3.87 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,190 hitters. They have walked 422 opposing players and their FIP is 3.82 as a team on the campaign.

The Royals have sent 455 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 201 runners this year with 29.4% of them ended up scoring. They have 37 saves for the year and have blown 23 of their 60 chances to save the game. The Royals bullpen have a save rate of 61.7% and has entered the game in 130 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 68 holds this season (24th in the league). Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 116 times and also have had 132 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 11,643 innings on the field, ranking them 19th in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have 3,881 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,303 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 8th in pro baseball, and they have turned 118 double plays.

Singer has pitched in 668 frames and has tallied 628 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.23 (314 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.324. He has given up 678 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 206 free passes. Singer (36-41 career record) holds a FIP of 4.17 while going up against 2,859 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an on-base percentage of .302 as well as a team batting average of .235 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,340 occasions (7th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,165 hits. Pittsburgh has recorded 144 home runs this season as well as 597 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .372 and they average 4.24 runs per outing (19th in baseball). They have put up 214 doubles, while taking a walk 436 times as well as racking up 619 runs.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.311 with a FIP of 4.05 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,219 strikeouts vs 454 bases on balls). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,251. They have allowed 152 homers and they give up 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 664 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.13 (596 earned runs yielded).

Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 65 save chances and they have tallied 37 saves. They are ranked 27th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.9%, and they have sent 454 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 154 times in high leverage situations in addition to 119 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.1% of 178 inherited runners. With 142 save situations, the Pirates have earned 76 holds and also 28 blown saves.

In 11,706 innings on the field, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (23rd in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 127 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Pirates have 1,248 assists, 78 errors and have accounted for 3,902 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Jones has allowed 89 hits while accumulating 115 strikeouts in 108 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 46 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.110 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.71 and he has gone up against 440 batters in his pro baseball career. Jones (6-7 career win-loss record) has a 3.83 earned run average while surrendering 7.4 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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