Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-105) Philadelphia (-115)

The Philadelphia Phillies (39-35) will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (42-32) at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Atlanta at -105 and Philadelphia is at -115. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Charlie Morton and Zack Wheeler.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .439 and have struck out 700 times, while taking a walk on 221 occasions. They have earned 331 RBI's as well as 621 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .247. The Braves have tallied 140 doubles as a unit and have hit 110 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 349 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .313. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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Braves pitchers have yielded 59 long balls and 305 total runs (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 243 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.35 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.95 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Braves have compiled a team earned run average of 3.72 so far this season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 717 hitters.

The Braves have dispatched 237 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 107 base runners this year and 38.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 24 saves on the year and have blown 15 of 39 chances to get a save. The Braves bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 61.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 89 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 49 holds for the year (6th in MLB). Braves relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 71 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have transformed 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,961 innings on the diamond, ranking them 25th in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 1,987 putouts on the campaign, as well as 647 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 6th in the majors, and they have twisted 56 double plays.

Morton has taken the ball for 1,699 innings and has accounted for 1,578 punch outs during his career. Morton (111-98 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 and he has faced 7,278 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.04 (762 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.300. He has given up 1,607 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 602 walks.

The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled a team OBP of .316 in addition to a batting average of .247 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 627 occasions (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 622 base hits. Philadelphia has tallied 92 home runs so far this year and 333 RBIs. The Phillies have a SLG% of .413 and they earn 4.76 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have tallied 122 doubles, while getting a free base 240 times as well as recording 352 runs.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.251 and have a FIP of 3.64 as a squad this year. They rank 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 595. The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 317 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (282 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.88 (657 strikeouts against 228 free passes). They have allowed 66 HR's and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% out of their 119 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 73 times in high leverage situations and also on 79 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 42 holds and 9 blown saves. They sit at 14th in the league holding a save rate of 65.4%, and they have sent 246 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Philadelphia has had relievers take the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 56 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Phillies have accrued 660 assists, 41 errors and have 1,974 putouts during this campaign. In 5,922 innings on the field, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (20th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Wheeler has given up 1,001 hits while tallying 1,112 strikeouts in 1,108 frames. He has surrendered 426 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and he has faced 4,624 hitters during his career. Wheeler (68-54 mark in his career) holds a 3.46 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-115)

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