Los Angeles Angels vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (56-38) will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (39-53) on Saturday. The men taking the mound will be Patrick Sandoval and Kyle Wright.

The Angels have tallied 120 doubles as a squad and have hit 105 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .381 and have been called out on strikes 900 times, while taking a walk on 282 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 25th in the league. They have earned 350 runs batted in and 702 base knocks this season, while their team batting average comes in at .230. They have earned 363 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300.

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The Angels hold a team ERA of 3.96 so far this season (17th in baseball), and they have struck out 774 batters. They have walked 295 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit for the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Angels pitchers have conceded 101 long balls in addition to 393 total runs (15th in MLB).

Angels relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 101 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 40 holds this season (25th in MLB). The Angels relievers have a save rate of 56.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves on the year and have blown 16 of their 37 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 155 runners so far this season with 38.1% of them ended up scoring. The Angels have sent 290 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 2,438 putouts so far this season, in addition to 778 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and they have turned 78 double plays. The Angels have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,314 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball.

Sandoval has taken the ball for 244 innings and has earned 256 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 3.95 (107 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.328. He has given up 220 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 104 walks. Sandoval (7-20 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.08 and he has gone up against 1,051 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Atlanta Braves have accumulated an on-base percentage of .313 and a batting average of .248 so far this season. They have struck out on 877 instances (2nd in baseball) and have 796 hits. Atlanta has compiled 147 home runs over the course of the season as well as 427 runs batted in. The Braves hold a team SLG% of .444 and they are recording 4.74 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have hit 174 doubles, while taking a walk 271 times and putting up 446 runs.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.230 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.92 (896 strikeouts vs 307 free passes). They are currently ranked 12th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 731. They have conceded 80 dingers and they concede 3.99 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 374 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.61 (339 earned runs yielded).

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have converted 34 saves. They are ranked 13th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 296 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 107 times in high leverage situations and on 83 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.5% of 126 inherited base runners. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Braves have tallied 59 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In their 7,599 innings played, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 70 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in pro baseball). The Braves have 817 assists, 39 errors and are sitting with 2,533 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Wright has allowed 163 base hits while totaling 166 punch outs in 180 frames. He has given up a total of 87 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.361 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and he has faced 772 batters in his career. Wright (13-12 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.35 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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