Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+152) Philadelphia (-180)

The Philadelphia Phillies (7-6) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-4) at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at +152 and Philadelphia is at -180. The total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Mitch Keller and Zack Wheeler.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .397 and have struck out 127 times, while being walked on 58 occasions. They have tallied 68 RBI's in addition to 127 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .266. The Pirates have compiled 25 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 12 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 70 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .347. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in baseball.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 3.72 this year (11th in the league), and the staff has rung up 116 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 12 long balls and also 55 total runs (12th in the league). They have walked 32 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.52 as a team so far this year. Pittsburgh has surrendered 102 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 50 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.63 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.11.

The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.6% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 24 runners on the season and 8.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. Pirates relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 17 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 42 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have earned 8 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). They have accumulated 5 saves on the year and have blown 4 of their 9 save opportunities.

The Pirates have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,089 innings on the diamond, ranking them 10th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 363 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 111 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 14 double plays.

Keller has taken the mound for 540 innings and has 538 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.73 (284 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.454. He has conceded 581 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 205 free passes. Keller (26-39 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.97 while he has faced 2,375 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Philadelphia has hit 14 home runs on the season as well as 47 runs batted in. They have 8 doubles, while taking a walk 48 times and scoring 50 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a team OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .233 over the course of the season. The Phillies have a team slugging % of .354 and they are recording 3.85 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have been rung up on 122 instances (7th in MLB) and have tallied 100 base hits.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 54 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.69 (48 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 11 home runs and they relinquish 4.15 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.188 in addition to having a FIP of 3.37 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.50 (123 strikeouts against 37 walks). They rank 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 102.

Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 8 save chances and they have come away with 5 saves. They rank 13th in baseball holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 45 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 47.4% out of their 19 inherited runners. With 19 save situations, the Phillies have accrued 11 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In 1,053 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (14th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Phillies have 125 assists, 7 errors and have 351 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Wheeler has surrendered 1,244 hits while he has totaled 1,421 strikeouts in 1,397 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 532 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.181 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.49 and he has gone up against 5,790 batters thus far in his career. Wheeler (87-65 record in his career) has earned a 3.43 earned run average and has given up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+152)

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