Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (1-3) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Mitch Keller and Trevor Williams.

Pittsburgh is slugging .450 and have been called out on strikes 57 times, while drawing a walk on 32 occasions. They have 38 RBI's in addition to 61 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is at .302. The Pirates have earned 16 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 4 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 39 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .400. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 7.8 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in the league.

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The Pirates hold a team ERA of 3.67 for the season (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 46 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 4 long balls and also 21 runs in total (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 18 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad for the year. Pittsburgh has surrendered 37 hits (6.8 per 9 innings) as well as 20 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.56 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12.

Pirates pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 9 times in addition to having 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 4 holds this year (4th in the league). The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 10 save situations. They have compiled 4 saves so far this year and have blown 2 of their 6 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 runners this season and 9.1% of them crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 20 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Pirates have converted 72.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 441 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 147 putouts this season, in addition to 53 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Keller has taken the mound for 529 innings and has accumulated 524 K's so far in his MLB career. Keller (25-38 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.99 while going up against 2,323 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.73 (278 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.451. He has conceded 568 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 200 walks.

Washington has knocked in 5 long balls on the year as well as 17 runs batted in. They have hit 4 two-baggers, while taking a walk 14 times as well as recording 18 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned a team on-base percentage of .329 as well as a batting average of .252 on the year. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .407 and they have an average of 4.50 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have been rung up on 38 occasions (19th in baseball) and are sitting with 34 hits.

The Washington pitching staff have allowed 28 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 7.37 (28 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 6 home runs and they surrender 7.37 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.842 with a FIP of 5.33 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (33 strikeouts vs 14 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 49.

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 2 save chances and they have tallied 1 save. They rank 12th in MLB holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 16 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 6 times in high leverage situations and on 4 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 60.0% out of 5 inherited runners. Sitting with 4 save situations, the Nationals have earned 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

In 312 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 60.4% (29th in the majors). The Washington Nationals have turned 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of 1.000 (1st in pro baseball). The Nationals have 39 assists, 0 errors and have earned 104 putouts so far this season.

Williams (44-54 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.48 ERA while giving up 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and he has gone up against 3,728 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 428 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.387 and having a FIP of 4.7. So far in his MLB career, Williams has allowed 908 base knocks while earning 701 punch outs in 859 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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