Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 10/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: FS1

The Atlanta Braves are traveling to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday where they will go up against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of their series. The starting pitchers are expected to be Charlie Morton and Noah Syndergaard.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have tallied 789 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .317. The Braves have compiled 298 doubles as a team and have knocked 243 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 753 runs batted in as well as 1,394 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .253. Atlanta is slugging .443 and have struck out 1,498 times, while drawing a walk on 470 occasions.

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Braves pitchers have relinquished 148 long balls and 609 total runs (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 500 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.46 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.11 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.46 on the campaign (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,554 batters.

Braves relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 136 times and also have had 182 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 114 holds this year (2nd in the league). The Braves relievers have a save percentage of 66.3% and has come into the game in 200 save situations. They have accumulated 55 saves this year and have missed out on 28 of their 83 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 193 runners over the course of the season and 31.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Braves have dispatched 518 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 4,344 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,382 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 9th in MLB, and have accumulated 110 double plays. The Braves have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 13,032 innings on the field, which has them sitting 14th in baseball.

The Phillies have a slugging percentage of .422 and they average 4.61 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have recorded 255 doubles, while taking a walk 478 times as well as notching 747 runs. Philadelphia has a total of 205 home runs on the campaign to go along with 719 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,363 occasions (18th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,392 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have a team on-base percentage of .317 as well as a batting average of .253 for the season.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.256 and have a FIP of 3.60 as a staff for the year. They are currently ranked 14th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,330. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 685 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.97 (630 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 3.07 (1,423 strikeouts vs 463 walks). They have given up 150 dingers and they allow 4.32 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 60 save chances and they have converted 42 saves. They are ranked 7th in the league with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 516 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 149 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 197 inherited base runners. Sitting with 149 save situations, the Phillies have accrued 88 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In 12,855 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (25th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 129 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in the majors). The Phillies have accrued 1,416 assists, 69 errors and have amassed 4,285 putouts for the season.

Syndergaard (57-41 career mark) has earned a 3.42 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.43 and he has faced 3,513 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed 324 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.176 and a FIP of 3.1. During his career, Syndergaard has conceded 806 hits while he has totaled 872 strikeouts in 852 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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