Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+120) Pittsburgh (-140)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (11-11) welcome the Milwaukee Brewers (14-6) at PNC Park on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Brewers at +120 while the Pirates are priced at -140. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Joe Ross and Jared Jones.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 5.9 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have earned 112 runs scored while having a team OBP of .353. The Brewers have tallied 31 doubles as a squad and have knocked 27 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 104 RBI's in addition to 188 hits so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .279. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .451 and have struck out 167 times, while being walked on 71 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have conceded 20 home runs and also 79 runs in total (5th in baseball). Milwaukee has conceded 151 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 70 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.71 so far this year (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 155 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 59 batters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a team this season.

The Brewers relievers have a save percentage of 63.6% and has entered the game in 23 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners on the year with 31.3% of those runners crossed the plate. Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 20 times in addition to having 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 65 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 12 holds so far this year (13th in the league). They have tallied 7 saves this year and have blown 4 of 11 save opportunities.

The Brewers have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,530 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in pro baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have 510 putouts this season, as well as 168 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them ranked 14th in MLB, and they have turned 11 double plays.

Ross (27-29 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.14 while he has gone up against 1,977 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 465 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 149 free passes. His ERA is 4.28 (218 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.341. Ross has pitched in 458 frames and has earned 417 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have an on-base percentage of .326 and a batting average of .240 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 210 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 177 base knocks. Pittsburgh has tallied 17 home runs for the year as well as 90 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .356 and they tally 4.52 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have recorded 31 two-baggers, while getting a free base 93 times as well as putting up 95 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 93 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.09 (86 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 21 homers and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.211 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.30 (174 strikeouts against 62 walks). They sit at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 167.

Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 40 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 30 times in high leverage situations in addition to 26 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 25 save situations, the Pirates have recorded 12 holds and also 7 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league with a save rate of 46.2%, and they have dispatched 70 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (24th in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 183 assists, 15 errors and have a tally of 568 putouts this season. In 1,704 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (10th in pro baseball).

Jones (1-2 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.13 earned run average while allowing 6.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 16.00 and he has faced 88 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 8 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.783 and a FIP of 3.1. In his MLB career, Jones has surrendered 16 base hits while he has totaled 32 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-140)

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