Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

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

The Oakland Athletics (12-17) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (14-15) at Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Pirates at -130 and the Athletics open at +110. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Mitch Keller and Alex Wood.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 4.0 runs per outing, which has them at 22nd in MLB. They have racked up 115 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318. The Pirates have tallied 41 doubles as a unit and have smacked 23 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 109 runs batted in and 236 hits this season, while their batting average is .236. Pittsburgh is slugging .350 and have been called out on strikes 276 times, while being walked on 117 occasions.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 3.70 for the year (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 250 hitters. Pirates pitchers have yielded 29 long balls and 121 runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 93 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a unit this year. Pittsburgh has conceded 222 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 107 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Pirates have sent 96 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 48 runners so far this year with 31.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 9 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 17 save chances. The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 52.9% and has entered the game in 35 save situations. The relievers have racked up 18 holds for the season (9th in the league). Pirates relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 31 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have amassed 781 putouts on the year, as well as 250 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which is 25th in baseball, and have earned 27 double plays. The Pirates have converted 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,343 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball.

Keller has thrown 558 frames and has 553 punch outs in his MLB career. Keller (27-40 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.00 while he has gone up against 2,452 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.74 (294 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.452. He has surrendered 600 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 211 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have a team OBP of .275 as well as a batting average of .203 for the year. They have struck out on 284 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 192 hits. Oakland has knocked in 32 HRs so far this season as well as 83 RBIs. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .348 and they tally 2.90 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have put up 33 doubles, while getting a free base 85 times and putting up 84 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a team on the year. They come in at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 245. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 127 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.13 (118 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (233 strikeouts vs 91 bases on balls). They have given up 25 dingers and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 17 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Oakland has had relievers take the mound in 12 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 32 times in high leverage situations and also on 25 occasions with base runners. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.0% of 30 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 88 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season.

In 2,313 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (26th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 34 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 256 assists, 22 errors and have a tally of 771 putouts on the season.

Wood (77-67 career record) has earned a 3.80 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.17 and he has gone up against 5,248 hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 526 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Wood has surrendered 1,201 hits while he has totaled 1,165 strikeouts in 1,246 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-130)

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