Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 10/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (68-92) will play the Atlanta Braves (100-60) at LoanDepot Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Max Fried and Elieser Hernandez.

As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.9 runs per outing, which is 3rd in the league. They have 778 runs and hold an OBP of .316. The Braves have tallied 290 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 241 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 742 RBI's in addition to 1,371 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .252. Atlanta has a slugging rate of .443 and have been rung up 1,478 times, while being walked on 459 occasions.

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The Braves have an earned run average of 3.42 for the year (5th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,535 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 490 batters and their FIP is 3.44 as a team this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Braves pitchers have given up 145 home runs in addition to 596 runs (4th in MLB).

The Braves have sent 510 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 192 base runners this year and 31.3% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 54 saves for the year and have blown 27 of 81 chances to save the game. The Braves relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 195 save situations. The relievers have recorded 111 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). Braves bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 135 times as well as having 177 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,879 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 14th in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have a tally of 4,293 putouts this year, as well as 1,369 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 108 double plays.

Fried has taken the ball for 632 frames and has earned 617 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.09 (217 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.167. He has surrendered 567 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 171 free passes. Fried (54-25 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.30 while he has gone up against 2,589 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .362 and they are scoring 3.58 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have 246 doubles, while walking 426 times as well as notching 573 runs. Miami has knocked in 141 home runs for the year to go along with 542 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,410 instances (9th in baseball) and have a total of 1,224 hits. The Miami Marlins have accumulated an OBP of .293 and a team batting average of .230 this season.

The Miami pitching staff have given up 665 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.84 (606 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 171 HR's and they concede 4.22 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.260 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.83 (1,417 strikeouts against 500 free passes). They sit at 12th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,288.

Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.6% out of their 194 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 169 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with runners on. With 148 save situations, the Marlins have recorded 74 holds and 31 blown saves. They rank 25th in the league holding a save rate of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 522 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Miami has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 71 save opportunities and they have converted 40 saves.

In 12,774 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (17th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have gotten 141 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in MLB). The Marlins have racked up 1,446 assists, 69 errors and have notched a total of 4,258 putouts for the year.

Hernandez (10-21 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 5.01 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 1,230 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 158 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and having a FIP of 5.6. In his career, Hernandez has allowed 282 base hits while he has tallied 274 strikeouts in 283 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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