Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (12-11) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (14-7) at PNC Park on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Freddy Peralta and Quinn Priester.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .434 and have been called out on strikes 190 times, while drawing a walk on 78 occasions. They have tallied 108 runs batted in in addition to 199 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .270. The Brewers have earned 33 doubles as a unit and have hit 28 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 116 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .344. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 5th in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25. Brewers pitchers have given up 21 home runs and 83 runs in total (5th in baseball). Milwaukee has yielded 166 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 71 earned runs. The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.42 over the course of the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 170 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 67 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a unit for the year.

The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 36 runners this year and 30.6% of those runners ended up scoring. Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 23 times and also have had 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 70 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have a total of 13 holds this season (16th in the league). They have earned 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 4 of 12 chances to get a save.

The Brewers have transformed 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 1,683 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 561 putouts on the year, as well as 181 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 12 double plays.

Peralta has thrown 604 innings and is sitting with 782 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.75 (252 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.110. He has given up 441 base hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has 230 free passes. Peralta (44-27 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.47 while he has gone up against 2,495 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .355 and they are recording 4.35 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have notched 33 doubles, while walking 98 times and scoring 100 runs. Pittsburgh has recorded 18 long balls for the season as well as 94 runs batted in. They have struck out on 222 instances (5th in the league) and have accounted for 193 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded a team OBP of .325 in addition to a batting average of .241 this season.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 101 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.00 (92 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 22 long balls and they concede 4.39 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.222 and have a FIP of 3.85 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (198 strikeouts against 73 walks). They come in at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 180.

Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.9% out of their 45 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on. With 29 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 15 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They rank 24th in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 78 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save chances and they have recorded 7 saves.

In their 1,866 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (12th in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (25th in professional baseball). The Pirates have racked up 199 assists, 17 errors and have accounted for 622 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Priester has allowed 65 base knocks while he has totaled 38 K's in 54 frames. Priester (3-4 career win-loss mark) holds a 7.79 earned run average while surrendering 10.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 47 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.712 and having a FIP of 7.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.36 and he has faced 255 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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