Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Pittsburgh Pirates (71-81) are traveling to Great American Ball Park on Friday where they will take on the Cincinnati Reds (74-79). The men taking the mound are Mitch Keller and Nick Martínez.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in MLB. They have accumulated 633 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302. The Pirates have tallied 226 two-baggers as a team and have hit 146 balls out of the park. They have earned 611 RBI's as well as 1,215 hits for the season, while their batting average is .236. Pittsburgh is slugging .371 and have been called out on strikes 1,411 times, while drawing a walk on 453 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.66 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Pirates pitchers have relinquished 159 home runs in addition to 697 runs in total (21st in baseball). Pittsburgh has surrendered 1,301 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 624 earned runs. The Pirates hold a team ERA of 4.15 on the campaign (20th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,267 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 477 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a unit on the year.

The Pirates relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 148 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 190 runners for the season with 33.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Pirates pitchers have come into the game with runners on 125 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 476 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 80 holds for the year (13th in the league). They have compiled 38 saves this season and have blown 29 out of their 67 save opportunities.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 4,055 putouts thus far, as well as 1,299 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 21st in MLB, and they have turned 134 double plays. The Pirates have transformed 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,165 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in MLB.

Keller has taken the hill for 692 innings and is sitting with 680 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.51 (347 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.402. He has conceded 730 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 241 walks. Keller (36-48 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.44 while he has gone up against 3,025 batters in the majors.

The Reds have a team SLG% of .394 and they earn 4.41 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have tallied 249 doubles, while getting a free base 470 times and scoring 675 runs. Cincinnati has recorded 169 home runs on the year and 641 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,389 occasions (7th in the league) and have 1,174 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for an on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this year.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.247 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a unit on the year. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,226. The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 658 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.09 (613 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,302 strikeouts against 458 free passes). They have surrendered 182 dingers and they concede 4.39 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

With 131 save situations, the Reds have recorded 78 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have recorded 35 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 149 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% of 218 inherited base runners. They are ranked 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 505 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 12,150 innings on the field, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Reds have racked up 1,148 assists, 94 errors and have earned 4,050 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Martinez has surrendered 770 hits while he has earned 542 strikeouts in 760 frames. Martinez (36-44 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.16 earned run average and has surrendered 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 351 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.338 and having a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.19 and he has gone up against 3,257 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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