Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (52-50) are en route to Chase Field on Saturday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (53-50). The pitchers taking the mound are Marco Gonzales and Brandon Pfaadt.

Pittsburgh is slugging .370 and have been called out on strikes 917 times, while drawing a walk on 310 occasions. They have amassed 404 runs batted in in addition to 795 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .233. The Pirates have accounted for 142 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 101 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 417 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.1 runs/g, which is 23rd in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Pirates pitchers have given up 99 home runs in addition to 428 runs in total (12th in MLB). Pittsburgh has given up 847 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 383 earned runs. The Pirates have an earned run average of 3.81 so far this season (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 862 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 301 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.81 as a unit over the course of the season.

Pirates pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 79 times as well as having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 49 holds on the year (18th in baseball). The Pirates bullpen have a save percentage of 60.5% and has come into the game in 93 save situations. They have accumulated 26 saves on the season and have blown 17 of 43 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 115 runners this season with 31.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Pirates have sent 305 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 2,716 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 882 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 9th in MLB, and have a total of 85 double plays. The Pirates have turned 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,148 innings, which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball.

Gonzales (66-50 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.04 and he has faced 3,879 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 941 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 244 walks. His ERA is 4.10 (419 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.289. Gonzales has taken the hill for 919 innings and has tallied 684 K's in his MLB career.

Arizona has compiled 107 home runs this season and 479 RBIs. They have recorded 173 doubles, while walking 339 times as well as scoring 501 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team OBP of .324 in addition to a batting average of .252 on the campaign. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .407 and they have an average of 4.91 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 811 occasions (22nd in MLB) and are sitting with 869 base hits.

The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.337 with a FIP of 4.22 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.40 (745 strikeouts vs 300 free passes). They have a ranking of 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 911. They have conceded 113 home runs and they yield 4.78 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 481 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.49 (452 earned runs yielded).

Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 41 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. They rank 24th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 333 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 96 times in high leverage situations and also on 95 occasions with runners on. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 43.1% out of 130 inherited base runners. Sitting with 92 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 49 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In 8,154 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (24th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 95 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 937 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 2,718 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Pfaadt has allowed 215 hits while he has tallied 205 K's in 216 frames. Pfaadt (7-15 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.62 earned run average and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 111 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.240 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.87 and he has faced 910 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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