Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Houston Astros (76-43) are on their way to Truist Park on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Braves (72-47). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Lance McCullers Jr and Kyle Wright.

As a team, the Houston Astros are knocking in 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 13th in MLB. They have racked up 533 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .317. The Astros have accumulated 208 two-baggers as a team and have hit 160 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 518 RBI's in addition to 961 base knocks for the year, and their batting average sits at .243. Houston owns a slugging percentage of .422 and have been rung up 866 times, while being walked on 402 occasions.

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The Astros have compiled a team ERA of 3.03 on the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,058 hitters. They have walked 335 batters and their FIP is 3.45 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.11. Astros pitchers have given up 100 home runs and 394 total runs (2nd in the league).

Astros bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 77 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 71 holds for the year (9th in baseball). The Astros bullpen have earned a save percentage of 74.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 118 save situations. They have recorded 35 saves for the season and have blown 12 of their 47 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 runners over the course of the season and 30.8% of them ended up scoring. The Astros have dispatched 342 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Astros have turned 72.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,483 innings, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have earned a total of 3,161 putouts on the campaign, as well as 926 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 10th in the majors, and they have twisted 92 double plays.

McCullers (46-30 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.35 while he has gone up against 2,843 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 568 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 278 free passes. His earned run average is 3.54 (266 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.250. McCullers has thrown 677 frames and has tallied 755 strikeouts during his career.

Atlanta has knocked in 183 long balls on the campaign to go along with 554 RBIs. They have 222 two-baggers, while walking 345 times and scoring 582 runs. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with a team OBP of .317 as well as a batting average of .252 on the season. The Braves hold a team slugging % of .447 and they have an average of 4.89 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,097 instances (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,024 base hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 470 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.63 (429 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 104 HR's and they give up 3.97 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.229 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.98 (1,131 strikeouts against 379 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 930.

Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 63 save opportunities and they have walked away with 41 saves. They rank 14th in the league with a save percentage of 65.1%, and they have dispatched 373 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have come in 128 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 154 inherited base runners. Sitting with 138 save situations, the Braves have accrued 72 holds and also 22 blown saves.

Out of their 9,588 innings on the field, the Braves are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (20th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 85 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Braves have accrued 1,029 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 3,196 putouts this season.

Wright (16-13 career mark) has a 4.31 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and he has gone up against 875 opposing batters in his career. He has conceded 98 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.344 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Wright has surrendered 188 base knocks while accumulating 188 K's in 204 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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