Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Atlanta Braves (67-46) are hitting the road to LoanDepot Park on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Marlins (50-62). The expected starting pitchers will be Charlie Morton and Braxton Garrett.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They are sitting with 543 runs and hold an OBP of .313. The Braves have tallied 211 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 172 balls out of the stadium. They have 517 runs batted in in addition to 963 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .250. Atlanta has a slugging % of .443 and have been called out on strikes 1,050 times, while taking a walk on 319 occasions.

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Braves pitchers have given up 98 home runs and 455 total runs (9th in baseball). They have walked 364 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.47 as a unit this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.69 so far this season (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,079 batters.

Braves bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 100 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 69 holds this year (8th in the league). The Braves relievers have earned a save rate of 63.3% and has come into the game in 132 save situations. They have accumulated 38 saves on the season and have not converted 22 out of their 60 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 148 runners for the year and 34.5% of those players crossed the plate. The Braves have sent 355 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Braves have transformed 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,102 innings on the field, which has them ranked 21st in MLB. The Atlanta Braves have a tally of 3,034 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 979 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which ranks 6th in baseball, and have a total of 81 double plays.

Morton has pitched in 1,747 frames and has earned 1,633 K's in his MLB career. Morton (112-100 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 7,472 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.02 (780 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has given up 1,642 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 620 free passes.

Miami has a total of 102 HRs this season to go along with 400 runs batted in. They have recorded 173 doubles, while getting a free base 303 times and putting up 425 runs. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .300 as well as a batting average of .236 on the season. The Marlins hold a slugging % of .372 and they average 3.79 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have been rung up on 970 instances (12th in the league) and have recorded 886 hits.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.234 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 881. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 463 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.78 (416 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 (973 strikeouts vs 341 walks). They have conceded 113 homers and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.7% out of their 126 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 116 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on base. With 101 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 52 holds and also 19 blown saves. They rank 22nd in baseball with a save rate of 59.6%, and they have sent 367 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Miami has had relievers enter the game in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 91 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in baseball). The Marlins have 1,038 assists, 55 errors and have accounted for 2,972 putouts for the season. Out of their 8,916 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (14th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Garrett has given up 111 base hits while tallying 109 K's in 104 frames. He has allowed 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.438 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and he has faced 458 batters so far in his career. Garrett (4-9 career mark) has a 4.49 ERA and has conceded 9.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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