Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, August 12, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The San Diego Padres (64-52) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-58) at Petco Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Marco Gonzales and Joe Musgrove.

As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which has them at 17th in MLB. They have earned a total of 482 runs scored and have an OBP of .302. The Pirates have hit 163 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 112 baseballs out of the park. They have 464 runs batted in in addition to 905 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .234. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .370 and have struck out 1,054 times, while being walked on 354 occasions.

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The Pirates hold a team ERA of 3.90 for the year (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 946 batters. Pirates pitchers have given up 118 long balls in addition to 495 runs in total (13th in baseball). They have walked 351 opposing players and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit on the year. Pittsburgh has surrendered 964 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 443 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29.

The Pirates have sent 352 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 133 base runners so far this year and 33.1% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 28 saves this year and have missed out on 24 of their 52 chances to save the game. The Pirates relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.8% and has entered the game in 108 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 55 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). Pirates pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 93 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,192 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 3,064 putouts thus far, as well as 1,002 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and they have turned 97 double plays.

Gonzales has taken the ball for 926 innings and has 688 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.16 (428 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.301. He has given up 956 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 249 walks. Gonzales (66-50 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.10 while going up against 3,920 batters in the majors.

The San Diego Padres hold an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .265 this season. They have struck out on 774 instances (30th in baseball) and have earned 1,049 base knocks. San Diego has accumulated 133 HRs over the course of the season and 526 runs batted in. The Padres have a team SLG% of .416 and they average 4.72 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have put up 174 doubles, while taking a walk 323 times as well as scoring 548 runs.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.230 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a team for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,038 strikeouts against 333 walks). They come in at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 932. They have surrendered 125 HR's and they give up 4.31 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 492 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.99 (456 earned runs given up).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.0% out of 187 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 95 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 103 save situations, the Padres have 55 holds and 18 blown saves. They rank 20th in MLB with a save rate of 60.9%, and they have sent 384 relief pitchers to the hill this season. San Diego has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have converted 28 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Padres have racked up 902 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 3,086 putouts so far this year. Out of their 9,258 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Musgrove has given up 934 hits while he has totaled 993 K's in 1,005 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 426 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.182 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.91 and he has faced 4,189 batters thus far in his career. Musgrove (63-61 record in his career) has a 3.81 earned run average and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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