San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (22-26) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (23-25) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Martin Perez.

San Francisco is slugging .381 and have been called out on strikes 378 times, while being walked on 147 occasions. They have accrued 187 runs batted in as well as 395 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .247. The Giants have tallied 77 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 42 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 197 runs while having a team OBP of .315. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 21st in baseball.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.48 so far this year (23rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 386 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 42 home runs in addition to 225 runs in total (24th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 150 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a squad this year. San Francisco has yielded 422 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 209 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 36 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 31 holds this year (9th in the league). The Giants relievers have earned a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. They have earned 8 saves so far this year and have blown 6 out of their 14 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 52 runners on the season with 44.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Giants have dispatched 161 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 1,260 putouts for the season, as well as 503 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 16th in the majors, and have a total of 46 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,780 innings, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

Webb has thrown 710 innings and has accumulated 645 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Webb (46-36 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.15 and he has gone up against 2,904 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.37 (266 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.186. He has conceded 671 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 171 free passes.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated a team OBP of .301 and a batting average of .226 for the year. They have struck out on 451 occasions (4th in MLB) and have a total of 367 base hits. Pittsburgh has hit 45 home runs this season and 171 runs batted in. The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .353 and they score 3.75 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have hit 66 two-baggers, while taking a walk 172 times and racking up 180 runs.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.248 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (408 strikeouts vs 151 walks). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 381. They have conceded 54 long balls and they concede 4.37 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 207 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (185 earned runs given up).

With 50 save situations, the Pirates have 26 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 24 save opportunities and they have walked away with 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.6% of 71 inherited base runners. They sit at 20th in MLB with a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have sent 147 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (17th in professional baseball). The Pirates have recorded 407 assists, 28 errors and have a tally of 1,280 putouts so far this season. In 3,840 innings played, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (10th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Perez has allowed 1,620 base hits while he has accumulated 1,042 K's in 1,490 frames. He has allowed a total of 737 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.444 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.95 and he has faced 6,472 hitters in his career. Perez (86-84 mark in his career) has earned a 4.45 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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