Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+128) San Francisco (-152)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (13-13) are traveling to Oracle Park on Saturday where they will compete against the San Francisco Giants (12-14). The line on this contest has Pittsburgh at +128 and San Francisco is priced at -152. The betting total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Martin Perez and Jordan Hicks.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .352 and have been called out on strikes 245 times, while being walked on 111 occasions. They have compiled 103 RBI's and 212 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .237. The Pirates have tallied 36 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 21 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 109 runs scored while having a team OBP of .322. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Pirates pitchers have allowed 25 home runs and 112 runs (18th in baseball). Pittsburgh has allowed 201 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 100 earned runs. The Pirates hold a team ERA of 3.84 so far this season (13th in MLB), and they have rung up 227 batters. They have walked 86 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a squad over the course of the season.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 30 times in addition to having 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 18 holds for the year (5th in MLB). The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 34 save situations. They have earned 8 saves this year and have missed out on 8 of their 16 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 runners so far this season with 31.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Pirates have dispatched 87 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Pirates have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,109 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 703 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 226 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which has them ranked 27th in baseball, and have a total of 23 double plays.

Perez has taken the ball for 1,469 innings and has earned 1,025 punch outs so far in his career. Perez (86-82 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.39 while he has faced 6,378 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.42 (721 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.442. He has allowed 1,589 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 530 free passes.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .384 and they are recording 4.12 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have recorded 43 doubles, while taking a walk 83 times and putting up 107 runs. San Francisco has hit 23 long balls on the year and 101 RBIs. They have struck out on 209 instances (16th in the league) and have earned 213 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have recorded a team OBP of .315 and a batting average of .247 on the season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.288 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 222. The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 127 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.78 (120 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.30 (184 strikeouts vs 69 free passes). They have allowed 26 long balls and they allow 5.06 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Sitting with 17 save situations, the Giants have earned 11 holds and 2 blown saves. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 6 save chances and they have recorded 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 17 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 45.2% out of 31 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 80 relievers to the hill for the season.

In 2,034 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (20th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have turned 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Giants have racked up 287 assists, 14 errors and have a tally of 678 putouts for the season.

Hicks (13-21 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.62 ERA and has surrendered 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and he has faced 1,149 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 109 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.260 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Hicks has conceded 199 base hits while he has totaled 273 K's in 271 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+128)

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