Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 3/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (76-86 last year) are on their way to loanDepot park on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (84-77 last season). The starting pitchers will be Bailey Falter and Ryan Weathers.

As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates knocked in 4.3 runs per game, which had them at 22nd in the league. They racked up 692 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. The Pirates hit 287 doubles as a team and hit 159 baseballs out of the stadium. They had 662 RBI's and 1,293 hits for the previous season, and their team batting average sat at .239. Pittsburgh had a slugging percentage of .392 and were rung up 1,464 times, while taking a walk on 556 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio was 2.29 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Pirates pitchers yielded 179 home runs and also 790 total runs (22nd in baseball). Pittsburgh surrendered 1,380 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and 731 earned runs. The Pirates compiled a team earned run average of 4.60 over the course of the prior season (22nd in baseball), and their staff rung up 1,363 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 596 opposing players and their FIP was 4.40 as a unit in the previous season.

The Pirates had sent 529 relievers to the hill over the course of the prior season. The bullpen inherited 231 runners over the course of the prior season with 33.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They tallied 47 saves last year and did not convert 21 of their 68 chances to save the game. The Pirates bullpen recorded a save rate of 69.1% and came into the game in 160 save situations. The relief pitchers recorded 88 holds over the course of last season (13th in baseball). Pirates pitchers came into the game with runners on 156 times in addition to having 170 outings in high leverage situations.

The Pirates transformed 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,870 innings on the diamond, which had them sitting at 18th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates had a total of 4,290 putouts over the course of last season, as well as 1,403 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate was at .984 which had them sitting 20th in MLB, and they turned 135 double plays.

Falter (10-14 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.75 and he has gone up against 835 batters in the majors. He has given up 213 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 43 free passes. His earned run average is 4.76 (105 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.291. Falter has taken the ball for 198 frames and has earned 168 K's so far in his career.

The Miami Marlins accumulated an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .259 during the previous year. They were called out on strikes on 1,288 instances (26th in the league) and tallied 1,427 base knocks. Miami was sitting with 166 HRs over the course of last year to go along with 635 RBIs. The Marlins held a slugging percentage of .405 and they had an average of 4.12 runs per game (26th in the league). They put up 259 two-baggers, while getting a free base 430 times and scoring 668 runs.

The Marlins held a team WHIP of 1.293 and had a FIP of 4.13 as a pitching staff for the previous season. They ranked 17th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,341. The Miami pitching staff surrendered 723 runs over the course of last season while having an ERA of 4.22 (673 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio came in at 9.30 (1,490 strikeouts against 514 bases on balls). They allowed 191 dingers and they surrendered 4.53 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

Finishing with 166 save situations, the Marlins amassed 91 holds and also 31 blown saves. Miami had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 74 save chances and they tallied 43 saves. Their relievers took the field 210 times in high leverage situations in addition to 160 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers held an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of their 232 inherited base runners. They were ranked 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 58.1%, and they dispatched 544 relief pitchers onto the field last year.

Out of their 12,918 innings on the diamond, the Marlins finished with a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (23rd in baseball). The Miami Marlins had 144 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Marlins had 1,412 assists, 97 errors and had a total of 4,306 putouts for the prior year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Weathers has surrendered 175 base hits while he has tallied 118 punch outs in 156 innings pitched. Weathers (5-15 career record) has earned a 5.88 earned run average while allowing 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 102 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.526 and a FIP of 5.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and he has faced 679 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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