Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The New York Yankees (92-66) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (74-84) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Paul Skenes and Luis Gil.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have racked up 646 runs and have an OBP of .302. The Pirates have compiled 231 doubles as a unit and have smacked 151 balls out of the park. They have tallied 624 runs batted in in addition to 1,259 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .235. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .370 and have struck out 1,466 times, while being walked on 469 occasions.

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The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.15 this year (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,316 batters. Pirates pitchers have yielded 164 home runs and 722 total runs (21st in baseball). They have walked 497 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a team so far this season. Pittsburgh has given up 1,337 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and 648 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Pirates have dispatched 493 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 195 base runners on the year and 33.3% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 41 saves so far this season and have blown 29 of their 70 save opportunities. The Pirates relievers have earned a save rate of 58.6% and has entered the game in 156 save situations. The relief pitchers have 85 holds this season (12th in the league). Pirates bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 127 times in addition to having 168 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 4,211 putouts for the season, as well as 1,340 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which ranks 21st in MLB, and have a total of 136 double plays. The Pirates have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,633 innings, which ranks them 23rd in the majors.

Skenes has taken the mound for 131 innings and is sitting with 167 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 1.99 (29 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.962. He has given up 94 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 32 free passes. Skenes (11-3 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 1.96 while facing 508 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

New York has a total of 232 home runs this season as well as 762 runs batted in. They have recorded 237 doubles, while taking a walk 651 times and earning 793 runs. The New York Yankees have accumulated an OBP of .333 as well as a batting average of .249 over the course of the season. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .430 and they tally 5.02 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have struck out on 1,281 occasions (21st in the league) and have earned 1,326 base hits.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.246 with a FIP of 4.03 as a staff for the year. They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,246. The New York pitching staff have conceded 650 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.72 (586 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (1,417 strikeouts against 519 bases on balls). They have given up 173 homers and they surrender 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.1% out of their 251 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 171 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 150 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 83 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. They rank 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 67.7%, and they have sent 506 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 65 save chances and they have walked away with 44 saves.

Out of their 12,750 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (14th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 109 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (26th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 1,289 assists, 92 errors and are sitting with 4,250 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Gil has allowed 123 hits while he has accumulated 209 punch outs in 179 innings pitched. He has allowed 67 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.228 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and he has gone up against 761 batters during his MLB career. Gil (16-7 career mark) holds a 3.37 ERA while giving up 6.2 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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