Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (73-83) will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Tobias Myers and Bailey Falter.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have racked up 750 runs scored and have an OBP of .326. The Brewers have tallied 239 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 174 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 716 RBI's as well as 1,314 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .249. Milwaukee is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 1,398 times, while drawing a walk on 576 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have conceded 193 home runs and also 626 runs (5th in baseball). Milwaukee has conceded 1,250 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 572 earned runs. The Brewers hold a team ERA of 3.70 on the campaign (6th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,321 hitters. They have walked 480 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.24 as a squad on the season.

The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 72.9% and has entered the game in 148 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 207 base runners on the year with 29.0% of those runners crossed the plate. Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 143 times as well as having 194 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 498 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have 78 holds on the season (20th in MLB). They have earned 51 saves so far this season and have missed out on 19 of their 70 save chances.

The Brewers have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,537 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 4th in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 4,179 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,292 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which is 18th in professional baseball, and have a total of 109 double plays.

Myers has taken the hill for 130 innings and has accounted for 120 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.05 (44 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.192. He has surrendered 119 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 36 walks. Myers (8-6 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.00 and he has faced 537 batters in the major leagues.

The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .371 and they score 4.12 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have recorded 228 doubles, while taking a walk 466 times and racking up 642 runs. Pittsburgh has compiled 151 long balls so far this season to go along with 620 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,449 instances (4th in MLB) and have earned 1,246 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a team on-base percentage of .302 as well as a batting average of .236 on the campaign.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.312 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,302 strikeouts vs 491 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,326. They have relinquished 163 home runs and they surrender 4.64 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 714 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.16 (640 earned runs given up).

With 154 save situations, the Pirates have 84 holds in addition to 29 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 69 save chances and they have tallied 40 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 166 times in high leverage situations and on 126 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 192 inherited base runners. They rank 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 488 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

In their 12,471 innings on the field, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in MLB). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 136 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 1,323 assists, 87 errors and have a total of 4,157 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Falter has allowed 342 hits while he has tallied 260 punch outs in 332 frames. He has allowed 167 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.285 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and he has faced 1,387 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Falter (18-22 career mark) has earned a 4.53 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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