Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates 6/4/19 – MLB Pick, Prediction, Preview
The Braves and the Pirates are going to be mixing it up in this game here. However, the game is slanted towards the Braves as the better team with the better record at least. The downside is the Pirates are a team that is due for a breakout type of game as the Brewers were able to take control over the Pirates in the last series. The Braves, though, are coming to the road after taking care of the Tigers in Atlanta and now PNC Park will be the place the Braves play and that could be an easy game for the Braves as they are 4 games over the five hundred mark on the road and the Pirates are 6 games under the five hundred mark.
Atlanta Braves Preview
The Braves are heading into this game with a .257 average on the year with 80 homers on the season. The Braves have managed to get a total of 520 hits and 291 runs on the season. Freddie Freeman is the leading power hitter for the Braves with a total of 14 homers and has hit at a clip of .305. When it comes to bringing the runners home the Braves have seen Dansby Swanson lead the team with 41 RBIs, but he is hitting only at a clip of .264.
With the pitching, the Braves have posted a 4.26 ERA on the year but has allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .244. The Braves have ended up striking out 517 batters and given up a total of 230 walks. Max Fried is the pitcher the Braves are putting on the mound in this game here. He has posted a 7-3 record and a 3.19 ERA. He has managed to get a total of 62 innings on the year with a total of 56 strikeouts but has given up 59 hits and allowed 16 walks this year.
Pittsburgh Pirates Preview
With the Pirates, the team has been able to hit at a clip of .255 on the season while getting only a total of 57 homers. The Pirates have scored a total of 245 runs on the year and have managed to get a total of 519 hits. For the Pirates, they have only been able to really rely on Josh Bell for all the major categories offensively this season. Bell has been able to hit a total of 18 homers, driven in 53 runners, but has managed to hit at a clip of .332 this year.
The Pirates have managed to get a team ERA of 4.95 on the year but has allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .256 on the season. The Pirates have ended up striking out 518 batters on the season, but have walked 207 batters on the season. Steven Brault is the pitcher the Pirates are looking to put on the mound. He has posted a 2-1 record and a 5.87 ERA. He has thrown only 30.2 innings on the year with a total of 26 strikeouts but has allowed 18 walks and 31 hits on the year.
Braves at Pirates Line: PIT +139 O/U 9
My FREE MLB Pick: Atlanta Braves -151
The Braves are coming into this game here with a decent record and are definitely playing a lot better on the road than what the Pirates have done at home. That is going to make a difference in this game, but also what will help the Braves out is the fact that they are able to score quite a few hits, but also are able to bring the runner home compared to the Pirates who have not really been able to do much on the year in the small ball type of area and that leads to the Pirates offense not producing again. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win 5-2.
