Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Pittsburgh Pirates (13-12) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Friday where they will go up against the San Francisco Giants (12-14). The starting pitchers will be Quinn Priester and Kyle Harrison.

The Pirates have accrued 34 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 20 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh is slugging .350 and have been rung up 236 times, while being walked on 104 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in MLB. They have tallied 98 runs batted in and 204 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .237. They have earned a total of 104 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .320.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.68 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 23 long balls in addition to 105 runs in total (14th in MLB). Pittsburgh has yielded 190 base knocks (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 93 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 3.71 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 217 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 81 opposing players and their FIP is 3.79 as a unit so far this season.

Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 29 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 16 holds so far this year (9th in baseball). The Pirates relievers have recorded a save percentage of 53.3% and has come into the game in 31 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves for the year and have blown 7 out of their 15 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 47 base runners for the season and 31.9% of them ended up scoring. The Pirates have dispatched 83 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 676 putouts for the season, in addition to 221 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which ranks 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays. The Pirates have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,028 innings, which ranks them 10th in professional baseball.

Priester has taken the mound for 54 frames and is sitting with 38 punch outs during his career. Priester (3-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 7.15 and he has faced 255 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 7.79 (47 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.712. He has given up 65 base hits (10.8 hits per nine innings) with 28 free passes.

San Francisco has compiled 23 home runs this season as well as 101 RBIs. They have put up 43 doubles, while getting a free base 83 times and putting up 107 runs. The San Francisco Giants have tallied an OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .247 on the year. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .384 and they have an average of 4.12 runs per game (18th in the league). They have struck out on 209 instances (16th in baseball) and have a total of 213 base knocks.

The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 127 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.74 (119 earned runs given up). They have allowed 26 dingers and they yield 5.06 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.283 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.30 (184 strikeouts vs 69 free passes). They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 221.

Sitting with 17 save situations, the Giants have 11 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.2% out of their 31 inherited base runners. They sit at 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 80 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In their 2,034 innings played, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have turned 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in baseball). The Giants have racked up 287 assists, 15 errors and have notched a total of 678 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Harrison has conceded 60 base knocks and he has 59 strikeouts in 61 frames. Harrison (3-2 mark in his career) has earned a 4.52 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 31 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.232 and a FIP of 5.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 261 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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