Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+110) Milwaukee (-130)

The Milwaukee Brewers (24-16) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (18-23) at American Family Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Pittsburgh at +110 and Milwaukee is at -130. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Quinn Priester and Freddy Peralta.

The Pirates have hit 57 doubles as a team and have smacked 34 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh is slugging .342 and have struck out 381 times, while taking a walk on 158 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 3.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 28th in baseball. They have tallied 143 RBI's in addition to 307 hits this year, while their team batting average is at .222. They are sitting with 150 runs while holding a team OBP of .304.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 45 home runs and 177 runs in total (17th in the league). Pittsburgh has surrendered 327 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 157 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 3.86 this season (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 342 batters. They have walked 132 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Pirates have dispatched 130 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 66 runners on the year with 37.9% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 11 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 10 of their 21 chances to get a save. The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 52.4% and has come into the game in 42 save situations. The bullpen have notched 21 holds on the year (19th in the league). Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 40 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 1,099 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 350 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 20th in professional baseball, and have 32 double plays. The Pirates have converted 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,297 innings on the field, ranking them 12th in the majors.

Priester has taken the ball for 71 innings and has accounted for 48 punch outs so far in his career. Priester (3-6 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 6.77 and he has faced 329 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 6.59 (52 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.620. He has given up 80 hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) with 35 walks.

Milwaukee has hit 48 HRs on the season as well as 192 RBIs. They have recorded 66 two-baggers, while walking 150 times as well as putting up 203 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a team on-base percentage of .334 and a team batting average of .254 over the course of the season. The Brewers hold a slugging % of .417 and they average 5.08 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 365 occasions (7th in baseball) and have 349 hits.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.315 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a squad on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (315 strikeouts vs 139 bases on balls). They rank 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 328. They have given up 45 dingers and they allow 4.26 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 168 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (155 earned runs yielded).

Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.3% of 58 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 45 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on base. With 39 save situations, the Brewers have 20 holds and 5 blown saves. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 131 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have converted 14 saves.

Out of their 3,195 innings on the field, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (11th in baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in the majors). The Brewers have 344 assists, 19 errors and have notched a total of 1,065 putouts over the course of the season.

Peralta (45-28 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.81 ERA while surrendering 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 and he has faced 2,587 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 265 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.119 and having a FIP of 3.5. During his pro baseball career, Peralta has allowed 458 hits while tallying 807 punch outs in 625 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+110)

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