Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+102) San Francisco (-120)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (13-14) will compete against the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-14) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Pirates at +102 and the Giants are priced at -120. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Martin Perez and Jordan Hicks.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .349 and have struck out 256 times, while drawing a walk on 113 occasions. They have accounted for 103 runs batted in and 220 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .237. The Pirates have accounted for 38 doubles as a unit and have hit 21 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 109 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which is 18th in baseball.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 3.83 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 234 batters. Pirates pitchers have yielded 26 long balls in addition to 115 total runs (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 90 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a team on the year. Pittsburgh has yielded 207 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 103 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 30 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 18 holds on the year (6th in the league). The Pirates bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 34 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves this year and have blown 8 out of their 16 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 runners this season and 31.3% of them crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 90 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Pirates have turned 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,181 innings, which has them sitting at 11th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 727 putouts on the year, as well as 235 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which has them sitting 27th in the majors, and have a total of 23 double plays.

Perez has thrown 529 innings and has earned 526 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Perez (34-18 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.65 while he has faced 2,165 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.64 (214 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.116. He has surrendered 470 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 121 walks.

The Giants have a SLG% of .381 and they score 4.07 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have recorded 43 doubles, while taking a walk 87 times and recording 110 runs. San Francisco has knocked in 24 home runs on the year as well as 104 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 216 occasions (16th in baseball) and are sitting with 219 base hits. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .246 on the campaign.

The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 127 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.60 (120 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 26 homers and they surrender 4.86 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.281 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.99 as a staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.50 (195 strikeouts against 71 free passes). They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 230.

San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score rate of 45.2% out of 31 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 20 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on base. With 17 save situations, the Giants have 11 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 83 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 6 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves.

Out of their 2,115 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in MLB). The Giants have accrued 298 assists, 15 errors and have a tally of 705 putouts on the season.

Hicks (40-41 record in his career) has a 3.88 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.84 and he has faced 3,017 batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 315 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.173 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. Thus far in his career, Hicks has surrendered 661 base hits while tallying 752 punch outs in 730 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+102)

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