Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Pittsburgh Pirates (13-14) are hitting the road to Oakland Coliseum on Monday where they will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (11-16). The pitchers expected to start will be Bailey Falter and Joe Boyle.

The Pirates have accumulated 38 doubles as a unit and have hit 21 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh is slugging .349 and have been called out on strikes 256 times, while taking a walk on 113 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 4.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 18th in the league. They have 103 runs batted in and 220 hits this year, while their average at the plate is at .237. They have accumulated 109 runs while holding a team OBP of .321.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Pirates pitchers have given up 26 home runs and 115 runs (19th in MLB). Pittsburgh has surrendered 207 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) and 103 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 3.83 on the year (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 234 batters. They have walked 90 hitters and their FIP is 3.86 as a unit for the year.

The Pirates have dispatched 90 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 runners over the course of the season and 31.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have tallied 8 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 8 of 16 chances to get a save. The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 34 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 18 holds so far this year (6th in MLB). Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 30 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 727 putouts on the campaign, as well as 235 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and they have turned 23 double plays. The Pirates have turned 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,181 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in the majors.

Falter has taken the mound for 225 frames and has accounted for 186 K's thus far in his career. Falter (12-15 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.72 while he has gone up against 939 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.59 (115 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.243. He has conceded 230 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 50 free passes.

Oakland has hit 29 home runs on the year as well as 76 runs batted in. They have recorded 32 doubles, while taking a walk 82 times as well as scoring 77 runs. The Oakland Athletics have compiled an on-base percentage of .274 in addition to a team batting average of .201 on the campaign. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .346 and they are recording 2.85 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 267 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 177 base hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have given up 114 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.94 (105 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 19 home runs and they concede 4.28 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.313 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.00 (212 strikeouts against 88 bases on balls). They rank 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 227.

Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 11 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. They are ranked 16th in the league with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 83 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 25 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 20.0% of 30 inherited base runners. Sitting with 28 save situations, the Athletics have 17 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 34 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (28th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 244 assists, 21 errors and have accumulated 720 putouts for the season. In their 2,160 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 67.6% (26th in professional baseball).

In his career, Boyle has given up 31 base hits while tallying 39 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched. Boyle (3-4 career mark) holds a 4.78 ERA while allowing 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 20 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.381 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 1.86 and he has gone up against 163 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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