Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (66-49) will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-58) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Bailey Falter and Tyler Glasnow.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .370 and have been called out on strikes 1,054 times, while drawing a walk on 354 occasions. They have compiled 464 runs batted in in addition to 905 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .234. The Pirates have tallied 163 two-baggers as a team and have hit 112 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 482 runs while having a team OBP of .302. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 4.2 runs/g, which has them at 17th in baseball.

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The Pirates hold a team earned run average of 3.90 over the course of the season (11th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 946 batters. Pirates pitchers have conceded 118 home runs and 495 total runs (13th in the league). They have walked 351 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a squad on the season. Pittsburgh has allowed 964 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 443 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Pirates have dispatched 352 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 133 runners so far this year and 33.1% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 28 saves on the season and have blown 24 of 52 save opportunities. The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 53.8% and stepped onto the hill in 108 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 55 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 93 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 3,064 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,002 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 19th in MLB, and have accumulated 97 double plays. The Pirates have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,192 innings, which has them sitting at 23rd in professional baseball.

Falter has taken the mound for 295 innings and has totaled 233 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.49 (147 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.263. He has allowed 301 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 71 free passes. Falter (15-21 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.42 and he has faced 1,228 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has compiled 152 long balls on the campaign to go along with 545 RBIs. They have recorded 210 doubles, while getting a free base 440 times and recording 563 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .252 this year. The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .431 and they score 4.90 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 973 occasions (15th in baseball) and have accounted for 983 base knocks.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.218 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.15 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (983 strikeouts vs 354 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 897. They have relinquished 137 dingers and they allow 4.15 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 474 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.79 (433 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 117 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 130 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 70 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. They sit at 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have dispatched 386 relievers onto the field so far this season. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves.

Out of their 9,249 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 71.3% (2nd in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 982 assists, 56 errors and are sitting with 3,083 putouts so far this year.

Glasnow (39-33 career record) has earned a 3.83 earned run average while conceding 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.42 and he has faced 2,693 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 279 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.158 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Glasnow has given up 514 base hits while tallying 842 strikeouts in 656 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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