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

Game: San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-56) will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (62-52) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Randy Vasquez and Luis Ortiz.

San Diego is slugging .415 and have been called out on strikes 761 times, while taking a walk on 315 occasions. They have earned 511 runs batted in and 1,028 hits so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .265. The Padres have accumulated 173 doubles as a unit and have knocked 128 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 532 runs and have an OBP of .324. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.14 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have relinquished 123 home runs and 478 runs in total (11th in baseball). San Diego has conceded 909 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 446 earned runs. The Padres have an ERA of 3.98 on the campaign (15th in the league), and they have rung up 1,016 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 324 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a unit over the course of the season.

Padres bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 116 times as well as having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 55 holds on the campaign (19th in the league). The Padres relievers have a save percentage of 61.9% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. They have compiled 26 saves so far this year and have missed out on 16 out of their 42 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 175 runners on the year with 38.9% of those players crossed home plate. The Padres have dispatched 374 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 3,029 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 882 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 86 double plays. The Padres have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,087 innings on the field, which ranks them 17th in MLB.

Vasquez has pitched in 114 frames and is sitting with 83 punch outs in his MLB career. Vasquez (5-8 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.97 and he has gone up against 497 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.03 (51 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.440. He has given up 125 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) with 39 walks.

Pittsburgh has accumulated 110 home runs this season and 452 RBIs. They have hit 162 two-baggers, while taking a walk 345 times and scoring 468 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a team OBP of .301 and a team batting average of .233 this season. The Pirates have a team SLG% of .370 and they score 4.18 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,032 occasions (5th in MLB) and have a total of 882 base knocks.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.283 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (933 strikeouts against 343 free passes). They come in at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 943. They have surrendered 113 homers and they surrender 4.30 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 479 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.84 (428 earned runs conceded).

With 103 save situations, the Pirates have 52 holds and also 22 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the game in 50 save opportunities and they have come away with 28 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 130 inherited runners. They are ranked 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 342 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Pirates have recorded 985 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 3,007 putouts this year. Out of their 9,021 innings on the diamond, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Ortiz has conceded 179 hits and he has 141 strikeouts in 187 innings. He has allowed a total of 84 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.413 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.66 and he has faced 816 batters thus far in his career. Ortiz (10-9 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.04 ERA while conceding 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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