Miami Marlins vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+215) Pittsburgh (-265)

The Miami Marlins (54-89) are en route to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (67-76). The moneyline on this game has the Marlins at +215 and the Pirates are priced at -265. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The men taking the mound are Adam Oller and Joey Wentz.

Miami has a slugging % of .374 and have struck out 1,224 times, while drawing a walk on 348 occasions. They have amassed 528 RBI's and 1,170 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .241. The Marlins have accumulated 210 doubles as a unit and have hit 133 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 549 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .297. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league.

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The Marlins have a team ERA of 4.75 so far this year (28th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,183 batters. Marlins pitchers have conceded 167 home runs and 741 total runs (28th in the league). They have walked 497 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.39 as a squad this year. Miami has relinquished 1,263 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 670 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39.

Marlins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 155 times in addition to having 169 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 69 holds this season (18th in the league). The Marlins bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 51.9% and has come into the game in 123 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves so far this year and have blown 25 of their 52 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 217 base runners so far this season and 38.2% of them ended up scoring. The Marlins have sent 493 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Marlins have turned 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,424 innings on the field, which has them ranked 28th in the majors. The Miami Marlins have notched a total of 3,808 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,281 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and they have turned 107 double plays.

Oller (4-11 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.50 and he has faced 530 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 125 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 64 free passes. His ERA is 6.60 (84 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.651. Oller has pitched in 115 innings and has 81 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for an OBP of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 1,325 instances (5th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,144 base knocks. Pittsburgh is sitting with 141 home runs this season to go along with 585 runs batted in. The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .372 and they earn 4.24 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have tallied 209 doubles, while taking a walk 430 times as well as putting up 607 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 657 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (590 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 152 home runs and they allow 4.64 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.315 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,189 strikeouts vs 445 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,229.

Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.1% out of 172 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Pirates have earned 68 holds and also 28 blown saves. They are currently ranked 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 54.8%, and they have dispatched 442 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Pittsburgh has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 62 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 124 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in pro baseball). The Pirates have 1,222 assists, 76 errors and have earned 3,821 putouts for the year. In 11,463 innings on the field, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (23rd in the majors).

Wentz (5-17 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 5.89 ERA while allowing 10.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 and he has faced 886 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 126 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.578 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.8. So far in his career, Wentz has conceded 215 hits while totaling 186 K's in 193 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-265)

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