Seattle Mariners vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Pittsburgh Pirates (56-64) are hosting the Seattle Mariners (63-59) at PNC Park on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be George Kirby and Jake Woodford.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .366 and have been called out on strikes 1,251 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions. They have accrued 457 runs batted in as well as 858 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .216. The Mariners have recorded 163 doubles as a team and have knocked 137 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 481 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .301. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.9 runs/g, which has them at 27th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.74 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.09. Mariners pitchers have conceded 125 home runs in addition to 457 runs in total (1st in MLB). Seattle has relinquished 899 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 415 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.46 for the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,044 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 279 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a unit so far this season.

The Mariners bullpen have compiled a save rate of 63.0% and stepped onto the hill in 109 save situations. The relievers have inherited 160 runners for the season and 39.4% of them crossed the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 113 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 391 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 61 holds this season (16th in the league). They have recorded 29 saves on the year and have blown 17 out of their 46 chances to get a save.

The San Francisco Giants have earned 3,241 putouts this year, as well as 1,007 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which is 21st in pro baseball, and have earned 80 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,723 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in the majors.

Kirby (29-24 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.34 while going up against 1,892 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 454 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 58 walks. His ERA is 3.39 (175 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.102. Kirby has pitched in 464 frames and has earned 448 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team OBP of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .235 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,121 occasions (5th in MLB) and have 958 base knocks. Pittsburgh is sitting with 118 long balls on the campaign as well as 478 RBIs. The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .370 and they average 4.13 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have hit 172 doubles, while getting a free base 364 times and putting up 496 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 527 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.97 (472 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 125 long balls and they yield 4.43 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.291 with a FIP of 4.05 as a staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (985 strikeouts against 367 free passes). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,016.

Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.6% out of their 137 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 133 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with runners on. With 108 save situations, the Pirates have tallied 55 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They rank 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 53.8%, and they have sent 366 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Pittsburgh has had relievers take the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Pirates have 1,040 assists, 65 errors and have accumulated 3,213 putouts for the year. In 9,639 innings on the field, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in baseball).

Woodford (10-11 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.49 ERA while conceding 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and he has faced 890 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 103 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.366 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Woodford has surrendered 214 base hits and he has 133 punch outs in 207 innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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