Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (73-84) will meet the Milwaukee Brewers (90-67) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and Mitch Keller.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in MLB. They have earned 757 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. The Brewers have accrued 241 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 174 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 723 RBI's as well as 1,320 base knocks this year, and their batting average is .249. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 1,406 times, while taking a walk on 581 occasions.

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The Brewers have a team ERA of 3.68 so far this year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,327 hitters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 193 home runs and 628 runs in total (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 481 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a team for the season. Milwaukee has allowed 1,260 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 574 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24.

The Brewers have dispatched 503 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 209 base runners on the campaign with 28.7% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 51 saves on the season and have blown 19 of their 70 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 72.9% and has come into the game in 149 save situations. The bullpen have 79 holds this year (20th in the league). Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 144 times in addition to having 194 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have amassed 4,206 putouts this year, as well as 1,301 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which ranks 18th in professional baseball, and have a total of 110 double plays. The Brewers have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of 12,618 innings, which has them sitting 5th in the majors.

Civale has thrown 630 innings and has 572 punch outs so far in his career. Civale (38-35 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.01 and he has gone up against 2,614 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.07 (285 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.206. He has given up 591 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 169 walks.

The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .371 and they are recording 4.10 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have hit 230 two-baggers, while taking a walk 467 times as well as putting up 644 runs. Pittsburgh has compiled 151 home runs on the campaign as well as 622 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,455 occasions (4th in baseball) and have tallied 1,256 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold an OBP of .302 as well as a team batting average of .236 this year.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.311 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a team for the year. They sit at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,332. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 721 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.18 (647 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (1,310 strikeouts vs 496 free passes). They have conceded 163 homers and they give up 4.65 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 195 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 166 times in high leverage situations and also on 127 occasions with runners on. With 154 save situations, the Pirates have 84 holds in addition to 29 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 491 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers take the mound in 69 save opportunities and they have converted 40 saves.

In 12,552 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (23rd in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 136 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Pirates have 1,332 assists, 89 errors and have accumulated 4,184 putouts this year.

Keller (36-49 career mark) is the owner of a 4.59 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has faced 3,047 batters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 355 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.412 and having a FIP of 4.5. In his career, Keller has given up 737 hits while accumulating 681 K's in 696 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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