New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, July 11, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (49-34) will take on the New York Mets (51-31) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Max Scherzer and Max Fried.

New York has a slugging rate of .400 and have been called out on strikes 618 times, while being walked on 245 occasions. They have accumulated 376 RBI's as well as 713 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .257. The Mets have compiled 128 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 79 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 392 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .327. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.8 runs/g, which is 4th in baseball.

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The Mets are sitting with a team ERA of 3.85 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 775 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 241 hitters and their FIP is 3.78 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.22 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Mets pitchers have given up 93 home runs and also 328 total runs (7th in baseball).

Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 80 times as well as having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 53 holds on the year (8th in baseball). The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 67.6% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves so far this year and have missed out on 11 of their 34 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 110 runners this season with 40.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Mets have sent 254 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Mets have transformed 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,549 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. The New York Mets have accumulated 2,183 putouts for the season, in addition to 690 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 7th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 66 double plays.

Scherzer has taken the ball for 2,592 innings and has accumulated 3,090 K's during his pro baseball career. Scherzer (195-98 career record) holds a FIP of 3.12 while he has gone up against 10,480 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.14 (904 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.079. He has conceded 2,110 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 688 free passes.

The Atlanta Braves have a team OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .249 on the campaign. They have struck out on 769 instances (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 701 base knocks. Atlanta has accumulated 126 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 376 runs batted in. The Braves hold a slugging % of .443 and they are earning 4.75 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have recorded 158 doubles, while walking 241 times as well as racking up 394 runs.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.236 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.40 as a staff for the year. They are sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 646. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 333 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.66 (301 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 (795 strikeouts vs 270 walks). They have conceded 68 homers and they concede 4.04 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

Atlanta has had relievers step onto the mound in 46 save chances and they have recorded 29 saves. They sit at 16th in MLB with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have sent 263 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have taken the field 93 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% of 110 inherited base runners. Sitting with 103 save situations, the Braves have compiled 55 holds and 17 blown saves.

Out of their 6,672 innings on the field, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (20th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Braves have recorded 717 assists, 36 errors and have accounted for 2,224 putouts for the season.

In his career, Fried has allowed 504 hits and he has 547 K's in 554 innings pitched. Fried (49-20 mark in his career) holds a 3.18 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 196 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.191 and a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.51 and he has faced 2,281 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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