Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+140) Atlanta (-160)

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (19-22) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (19-22) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Phillies at +140 and the Braves are coming in at -160. The total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Gibson and Max Fried.

As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 11th in the league. They have earned a total of 184 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .310. The Phillies have earned 69 doubles as a unit and have knocked 48 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 173 runs batted in as well as 341 hits so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .248. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .412 and have been called out on strikes 366 times, while drawing a walk on 115 occasions.

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The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.92 for the season (19th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 371 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.75 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 34 home runs and 173 runs in total (20th in the league). They have walked 135 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.57 as a unit so far this year.

The Phillies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. The relievers have inherited 76 runners on the year with 35.5% of those players ended up scoring. Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 47 times as well as having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 141 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have 23 holds on the year (17th in MLB). They have compiled 10 saves this season and have blown 4 of 14 save opportunities.

The Phillies have transformed 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,273 innings, which has them ranked 27th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have a tally of 1,091 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 356 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which is 19th in professional baseball, and have 32 double plays.

Gibson has taken the ball for 1,379 innings and has totaled 1,095 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.44 (680 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.386. He has allowed 1,413 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 499 free passes. Gibson (82-85 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.27 while he has faced 5,927 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Braves have a SLG% of .392 and they have an average of 4.07 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have hit 70 doubles, while taking a walk 132 times as well as notching 167 runs. Atlanta has tallied 52 HRs for the year to go along with 156 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 394 occasions (3rd in the league) and have 304 hits. The Atlanta Braves have compiled an on-base percentage of .298 and a team batting average of .224 over the course of the season.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.41 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 (379 strikeouts against 148 walks). They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 315. They have surrendered 29 long balls and they allow 4.41 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 178 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.87 (156 earned runs given up).

Atlanta has had relievers step onto the hill in 20 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have sent 134 relievers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 48 times in high leverage situations in addition to 43 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.3% of 67 inherited runners. With 46 save situations, the Braves have accrued 26 holds and also 7 blown saves.

In their 3,267 innings on the diamond, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 27 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Braves have 348 assists, 22 errors and have a total of 1,089 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Fried has given up 456 hits while he has tallied 494 strikeouts in 496 frames. Fried (44-20 career record) holds a 3.34 earned run average and has allowed 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 184 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.41 and he has gone up against 2,054 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-160)

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