New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Date: Monday, July 8, 2024
Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA
TV: Sportsnet New York
PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (42-46) will compete against the New York Mets (43-44) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Christian Scott and Mitch Keller.
As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in MLB. They have accumulated 421 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Mets have accumulated 161 doubles as a squad and have smacked 110 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 405 runs batted in as well as 742 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .247. New York has a slugging percentage of .415 and have struck out 703 times, while drawing a walk on 275 occasions.
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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Mets pitchers have allowed 88 home runs and 418 runs (23rd in baseball). New York has allowed 697 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 368 earned runs. The Mets have a team ERA of 4.23 so far this season (21st in the league), and the staff has rung up 750 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 339 opposing players and their FIP is 4.21 as a unit this year.
The Mets relievers have recorded a save rate of 58.3% and stepped onto the hill in 95 save situations. The relievers have inherited 123 base runners this year with 35.0% of those runners crossed home plate. Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 95 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 288 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen have 59 holds on the season (4th in baseball). They have recorded 21 saves on the season and have blown 15 out of their 36 chances to get a save.
The New York Mets have accounted for 2,347 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 762 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 28th in MLB, and they have turned 79 double plays. The Mets have transformed 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,041 innings on the field, which has them sitting 14th in the majors.
Scott has taken the hill for 33 innings and has accounted for 27 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Scott (0-2 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.29 while facing 136 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.35 (16 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.148. He has given up 30 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 8 walks.
Pittsburgh has 90 HRs this season and 349 runs batted in. They have recorded 121 two-baggers, while taking a walk 277 times as well as scoring 360 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .230 this season. The Pirates hold a slugging % of .368 and they average 4.09 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 827 occasions (5th in the league) and have recorded 687 hits.
The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.277 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.89 as a squad so far this year. They are sitting at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 744. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 388 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.93 (345 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (752 strikeouts vs 264 bases on balls). They have surrendered 89 long balls and they relinquish 4.43 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).
Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 39 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. They rank 19th in the league with a save percentage of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 270 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 103 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.6% out of 107 inherited base runners. With 83 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 43 holds and also 16 blown saves.
In their 7,104 innings played, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (24th in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 73 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 760 assists, 47 errors and have accounted for 2,368 putouts for the year.
Keller (34-43 career mark) has a 4.51 earned run average and has surrendered 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and he has faced 2,740 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 314 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.418 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Keller has given up 663 base knocks while he has accumulated 617 punch outs in 626 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York
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