Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Pittsburgh Pirates (73-83) are welcoming the Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) at PNC Park on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Freddy Peralta and Luis Ortiz.

Milwaukee has a slugging % of .405 and have been called out on strikes 1,398 times, while taking a walk on 576 occasions. They have 716 runs batted in and 1,314 hits so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .249. The Brewers have hit 239 doubles as a team and have knocked 174 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 750 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have yielded 193 home runs and also 626 runs (5th in baseball). Milwaukee has conceded 1,250 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 572 earned runs. The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.70 so far this season (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,321 batters. They have walked 480 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.24 as a unit this year.

The Brewers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 72.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 148 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 207 runners on the season with 29.0% of those players crossed the plate. Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 143 times as well as having 194 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 498 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 78 holds on the season (20th in baseball). They have recorded 51 saves on the season and have not converted 19 of their 70 save opportunities.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 4,179 putouts this year, as well as 1,292 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 18th in MLB, and they have turned 109 double plays. The Brewers have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,537 innings, which has them sitting 4th in MLB.

Peralta has taken the mound for 748 frames and has racked up 942 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.80 (316 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.149. He has surrendered 568 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 292 walks. Peralta (53-35 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.74 while he has gone up against 3,110 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .371 and they have an average of 4.12 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have put up 228 doubles, while walking 466 times as well as recording 642 runs. Pittsburgh has recorded 151 HRs so far this year and 620 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,449 occasions (4th in baseball) and have a total of 1,246 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have an OBP of .302 in addition to a batting average of .236 on the season.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.312 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,302 strikeouts against 491 bases on balls). They come in at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,326. They have relinquished 163 long balls and they surrender 4.64 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 714 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.16 (640 earned runs conceded).

Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 69 save chances and they have tallied 40 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in the league holding a save rate of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 488 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 166 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of 192 inherited base runners. Sitting with 154 save situations, the Pirates have earned 84 holds and 29 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 136 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (20th in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 1,323 assists, 87 errors and have a total of 4,157 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 12,471 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Ortiz has allowed 212 base knocks and he has 178 strikeouts in 231 frames. He has given up 103 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.346 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and he has gone up against 999 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Ortiz (11-13 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.01 earned run average while surrendering 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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