Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Atlanta Braves (63-41) are headed to Citi Field on Thursday where they will take on the New York Mets (65-38). The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Wright and Carlos Carrasco.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .443 and have been rung up 963 times, while being walked on 301 occasions. They have accrued 473 runs batted in as well as 882 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .250. The Braves have accounted for 189 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 160 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 499 runs and hold an OBP of .314. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB.

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The Braves have an earned run average of 3.57 over the course of the season (6th in the league), and they have rung up 997 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 333 batters and their FIP sits at 3.40 as a squad for the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Braves pitchers have relinquished 87 home runs and 407 runs (7th in baseball).

Braves pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 89 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 62 holds so far this year (8th in baseball). The Braves relievers have earned a save rate of 65.5% and has come into the game in 119 save situations. They have 36 saves for the season and have blown 19 out of their 55 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 base runners so far this season with 35.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Braves have sent 323 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Braves have turned 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,995 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 19th in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for 2,665 putouts this season, as well as 858 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 71 double plays.

Wright (15-12 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.54 and he has gone up against 825 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 175 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 84 walks. His earned run average is 4.25 (91 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.344. Wright has thrown 192 innings and has earned 179 K's in his career.

The Mets have a team slugging % of .404 and they have an average of 4.69 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have notched 170 doubles, while walking 314 times and scoring 483 runs. New York has compiled 104 home runs over the course of the season and 460 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 780 instances (28th in baseball) and have totaled 897 hits. The New York Mets are sitting with an OBP of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .256 so far this year.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.182 and have a FIP of 3.67 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.37 (977 strikeouts against 290 walks). They sit at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 795. They have allowed 112 home runs and they relinquish 3.77 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The New York pitching staff have given up 385 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.55 (362 earned runs yielded).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.9% out of 124 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 93 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on base. With 101 save situations, the Mets have tallied 57 holds and 14 blown saves. They rank 12th in baseball holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 306 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 43 save chances and they have recorded 29 saves.

The New York Mets have turned 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 828 assists, 43 errors and are sitting with 2,597 putouts so far this season. In their 7,791 innings on the field, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (15th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Carrasco has given up 1,340 hits while he has totaled 1,463 K's in 1,407 innings pitched. Carrasco (100-82 career record) has a 3.86 earned run average and has conceded 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 603 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.214 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.96 and he has faced 5,819 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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