Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The San Diego Padres (66-53) are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-61) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Luis Ortiz and Michael King.

The Pirates have tallied 169 doubles as a team and have hit 117 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .373 and have been called out on strikes 1,086 times, while drawing a walk on 359 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league. They have accrued 475 runs batted in in addition to 934 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .235. They have notched a total of 493 runs while having a team OBP of .302.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.68 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Pirates pitchers have yielded 122 long balls and also 514 runs in total (17th in baseball). Pittsburgh has conceded 993 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 461 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 3.96 for the year (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 972 batters. They have walked 363 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.05 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Pirates have sent 359 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 134 runners this year and 32.8% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 28 saves so far this year and have blown 24 of their 52 chances to get a save. The Pirates relievers have accumulated a save rate of 53.8% and has entered the game in 108 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 55 holds on the season (22nd in the league). Pirates relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 94 times and also have had 132 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have converted 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,423 innings, ranking them 23rd in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 3,141 putouts this season, as well as 1,018 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 14th in the majors, and have a total of 97 double plays.

Ortiz (10-9 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.04 while he has gone up against 840 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 183 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 86 walks. His earned run average is 4.11 (88 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.395. Ortiz has taken the mound for 193 innings and has tallied 144 strikeouts during his career.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated an OBP of .326 as well as a batting average of .266 for the year. They have struck out on 797 occasions (29th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,082 hits. San Diego has recorded 136 long balls this year to go along with 547 runs batted in. The Padres hold a slugging % of .418 and they score 4.78 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have recorded 185 doubles, while taking a walk 330 times as well as putting up 569 runs.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.230 in addition to having a FIP of 3.86 as a staff for the year. They come in at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 957. The San Diego pitching staff have given up 509 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.00 (470 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (1,069 strikeouts vs 342 walks). They have allowed 131 dingers and they relinquish 4.34 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

With 105 save situations, the Padres have amassed 55 holds and also 19 blown saves. San Diego has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have converted 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 100 times in high leverage situations and on 126 occasions with runners on. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of their 192 inherited base runners. They sit at 20th in the league with a save percentage of 60.4%, and they have dispatched 395 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

The San Diego Padres have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (9th in MLB). The Padres have accrued 927 assists, 57 errors and have a tally of 3,170 putouts so far this season. In their 9,510 innings on the diamond, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball).

King (22-23 mark in his career) holds a 3.37 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 and he has faced 1,572 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 141 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.188 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. In his career, King has given up 317 base hits while accumulating 433 strikeouts in 376 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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