San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The San Diego Padres (61-52) are headed to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-55). The men taking the mound are Michael King and Bailey Falter.

San Diego has a slugging % of .415 and have been called out on strikes 758 times, while being walked on 315 occasions. They have accrued 505 RBI's and 1,014 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is at .264. The Padres have accrued 171 doubles as a unit and have hit 128 balls out of the park. They have racked up 526 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324. As a team, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 12th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Padres pitchers have allowed 123 home runs and also 478 runs in total (13th in the league). San Diego has given up 904 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 446 earned runs. The Padres have compiled a team earned run average of 4.01 on the campaign (17th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,003 batters. They have walked 322 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad so far this season.

Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 114 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 54 holds so far this season (21st in baseball). The Padres relievers have recorded a save rate of 61.9% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. They have accumulated 26 saves over the course of the season and have blown 16 of their 42 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 171 base runners on the season with 39.8% of them earned a run for their team. The Padres have dispatched 369 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The San Diego Padres have a tally of 3,002 putouts thus far, in addition to 874 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 8th in MLB, and have a total of 85 double plays. The Padres have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of 9,006 innings on the field, which has them ranked 17th in MLB.

King (22-23 career mark) has a FIP of 3.29 while going up against 1,549 batters in the majors. He has given up 311 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 128 free passes. His ERA is 3.35 (138 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.182. King has taken the ball for 371 frames and has totaled 426 punch outs so far in his career.

Pittsburgh has hit 110 home runs for the season and 452 runs batted in. They have notched 161 doubles, while walking 343 times as well as earning 468 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded an OBP of .301 and a batting average of .233 for the season. The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .371 and they tally 4.22 runs per outing (19th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,019 instances (5th in the league) and are sitting with 877 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 473 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.82 (422 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 113 homers and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.281 and have a FIP of 3.97 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (930 strikeouts against 343 bases on balls). They rank 20th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 929.

Pittsburgh has called on relievers to take the mound in 50 save chances and they have earned 28 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 338 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 128 inherited base runners. With 103 save situations, the Pirates have earned 52 holds and 22 blown saves.

In 8,940 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 94 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in MLB). The Pirates have accrued 971 assists, 61 errors and have earned 2,980 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Falter has surrendered 299 hits while he has tallied 232 punch outs in 293 frames. He has surrendered 147 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.265 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 1,221 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Falter (15-21 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.52 ERA while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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