San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: NBC Bay Area

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-26) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (23-26) at PNC Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at +102 and Pittsburgh is priced at -120. The over/under is 7.5. The starting pitchers are Mason Black and Paul Skenes.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 20th in the league. They have accumulated 197 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Giants have accrued 77 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 42 balls out of the park. They have 187 RBI's and 395 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .247. San Francisco owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 378 times, while being walked on 147 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Giants pitchers have conceded 42 home runs and also 225 runs (21st in the league). San Francisco has allowed 422 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 209 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.48 for the season (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 386 hitters. They have walked 150 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Giants have sent 161 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 52 runners so far this year and 44.2% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 8 saves on the season and have missed out on 6 of 14 chances to get a save. The Giants relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 31 holds this season (9th in MLB). Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 36 times and also have had 37 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have 1,260 putouts this season, in addition to 503 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 15th in MLB, and have accumulated 46 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,780 innings, which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball.

Black has pitched in 11 innings and has accounted for 8 strikeouts thus far in his career. Black (0-1 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 6.91 while he has gone up against 58 batters in the majors. His ERA is 7.71 (10 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.971. He has given up 18 base hits (13.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 5 walks.

Pittsburgh is sitting with 45 HRs for the season as well as 171 RBIs. They have recorded 66 two-baggers, while taking a walk 172 times and recording 180 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team OBP of .301 in addition to a batting average of .226 on the season. The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .353 and they average 3.75 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have been rung up on 451 instances (4th in MLB) and have notched a total of 367 base hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 207 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (185 earned runs given up). They have allowed 54 long balls and they give up 4.37 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.248 with a FIP of 4.09 as a team on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (408 strikeouts against 151 walks). They come in at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 381.

Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 24 save opportunities and they have converted 14 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 147 relievers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.6% out of 71 inherited base runners. With 50 save situations, the Pirates have 26 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 36 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (17th in the majors). The Pirates have accrued 407 assists, 28 errors and have accumulated 1,280 putouts over the course of the season. In their 3,840 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (8th in baseball).

So far in his career, Skenes has allowed 6 base hits while accumulating 18 strikeouts in 10 frames. Skenes (1-0 record in his career) has earned a 2.70 earned run average while giving up 5.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 3 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.900 and having a FIP of 2.0. His K/BB ratio is 6.00 and he has faced 39 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-120)

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