Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates 3/12/23
The Atlanta Braves visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday in a spring training game. Atlanta is 5-6-2 through its first 13 games of spring training. Atlanta will play the Detroit Tigers on Saturday before visiting the Pirates on Sunday. Atlanta defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 last time out, which snapped a three-game losing streak for the Braves.
The leading hitter for regulars on Atlanta is Matt Olson, who is batting .533 but has played in just six games. Olson is leading Atlanta in home runs with three, RBIs with eight and hits with eight. As a team, Atlanta has a batting average of .240 and a slugging percentage of .385. On the mound, the Atlanta Braves have a team ERA of 5.02 with a WHIP of 1.33.
Pittsburgh has struggled this spring, as the Pirates are 3-9-2 in their 14 spring training outings to date. On Saturday, the Pirates will host the New York Yankees before entertaining the Braves on Sunday. Pittsburgh was defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies last time out 10-4 and has lost three straight and four of the last five. The Pirates have allowed 10 runs in each of the last two games.
The leading header for regulars on the Pittsburgh Pirates is Oneil Cruz who is batting .300, with a pair of home runs and for RBIs. Drew Maggi has hit two home runs, while leading Pittsburgh in RBIs with six and in hits with seven. Pittsburgh has hit 21 doubles, one triple and 14 home runs. The Pirates have a team batting average of .224 and slugging percentage of .363. On the mound, Pittsburgh has an ERA of 5.79 and WHIP of 1.49
Although Atlanta is not playing great baseball thus far in spring training, the Braves are performing better than Pittsburgh. The Pirates have lost nine of their 14 spring training outings with a pair of ties and three wins. Pittsburgh’s team ERA is very high at 5.79, while Atlanta has a 5.02 ERA and the Braves are performing better at the plate with an average of .240 compared to .224 for the Pirates. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win 5-4.
