Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Philadelphia Phillies (6-6) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-3) at Citizens Bank Park on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Bailey Falter and Cristopher Sanchez.

The Pirates have accrued 25 doubles as a squad and have hit 12 baseballs out of the stadium. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .412 and have been called out on strikes 113 times, while drawing a walk on 56 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 5.8 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have recorded 67 RBI's as well as 120 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .270. They have notched a total of 69 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .354.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 3.66 so far this year (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 106 hitters. Pirates pitchers have allowed 9 home runs and 50 total runs (11th in baseball). They have walked 32 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.35 as a team this year. Pittsburgh has surrendered 95 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 46 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.31 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.12.

The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 24 base runners on the campaign with 8.3% of them ended up scoring. Pirates pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 17 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 40 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen are sitting with 8 holds for the year (12th in MLB). They have tallied 5 saves on the year and have blown 4 out of their 9 save opportunities.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned 339 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 106 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Pirates have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,017 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in pro baseball.

Falter has thrown 208 innings and is sitting with 171 punch outs during his career. Falter (10-14 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.83 and he has faced 876 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.80 (111 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.277. He has given up 219 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 47 walks.

The Philadelphia Phillies hold a team on-base percentage of .316 as well as a batting average of .234 so far this season. They have struck out on 112 instances (10th in MLB) and have recorded 93 hits. Philadelphia has tallied 11 HRs so far this season to go along with 42 RBIs. The Phillies have a slugging percentage of .342 and they have an average of 3.75 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have put up 8 doubles, while taking a walk 48 times as well as notching 45 runs.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.204 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (109 strikeouts against 35 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 95. They have conceded 11 dingers and they relinquish 4.42 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 53 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.92 (47 earned runs surrendered).

Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 47.4% out of 19 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 21 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 18 save situations, the Phillies have earned 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 43 relievers onto the field so far this season. Philadelphia has called on relievers to enter the game in 8 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves.

In 972 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (15th in pro baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 7 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Phillies have accrued 122 assists, 7 errors and have a total of 324 putouts for the year.

In his career, Sanchez has given up 153 base knocks while tallying 153 K's in 161 innings pitched. Sanchez (6-8 career record) has a 4.18 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 75 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.221 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.48 and he has faced 674 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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