Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (76-58) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-71) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Bailey Falter and Ben Lively.

Pittsburgh is slugging .375 and have struck out 1,243 times, while drawing a walk on 398 occasions. They have compiled 540 runs batted in as well as 1,069 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .236. The Pirates have compiled 197 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 132 balls out of the park. They have 560 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .303. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in baseball.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 4.11 for the year (16th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,111 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 138 home runs in addition to 606 runs in total (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 413 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.03 as a team this season. Pittsburgh has relinquished 1,134 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 542 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

Pirates pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 108 times in addition to having 146 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 63 holds for the year (21st in MLB). The Pirates relievers have earned a save rate of 54.4% and has entered the game in 121 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves on the season and have not converted 26 out of their 57 save chances. The relievers have inherited 161 runners so far this year and 34.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Pirates have dispatched 410 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 3,560 putouts on the year, as well as 1,140 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 18th in MLB, and have earned 114 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,680 innings, ranking them 23rd in the majors.

Falter (16-21 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.53 and he has gone up against 1,296 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 322 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 76 free passes. His ERA is 4.59 (158 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.286. Falter has taken the ball for 310 innings and has totaled 247 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a batting average of .237 on the season. They have struck out on 974 instances (27th in MLB) and have 1,049 base knocks. Cleveland has tallied 152 home runs so far this season as well as 571 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .393 and they are recording 4.54 runs per game (13th in the league). They have hit 203 doubles, while getting a free base 394 times and racking up 608 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 540 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.84 (507 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 162 HR's and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.226 with a FIP of 4.18 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (1,155 strikeouts vs 420 bases on balls). They rank 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,037.

With 163 save situations, the Guardians have earned 102 holds and 15 blown saves. Cleveland has had relievers enter the contest in 59 save opportunities and they have recorded 44 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 175 times in high leverage situations and also on 142 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of their 196 inherited runners. They rank 1st in the league with a save percentage of 74.6%, and they have sent 491 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 1,176 assists, 70 errors and have amassed 3,564 putouts for the year. In their 10,692 innings on the diamond, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in professional baseball).

Lively (19-25 career record) is the owner of a 4.51 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and he has gone up against 1,425 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 168 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.328 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Lively has allowed 340 hits while accumulating 261 K's in 335 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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