Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+200) Atlanta (-240)

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (62-41) will meet the Philadelphia Phillies (55-47) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +200 while Atlanta is at -240. The total is 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Nick Nelson and Spencer Strider.

Philadelphia has a slugging % of .416 and have been rung up 852 times, while being walked on 303 occasions. They have 456 RBI's and 864 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is at .248. The Phillies have earned 160 doubles as a team and have smacked 131 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 476 runs and have an on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in baseball.

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Phillies pitchers have relinquished 98 home runs and 418 total runs (10th in the league). They have walked 296 batters and their FIP is 3.67 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.05 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.75 for the season (8th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 904 hitters.

The Phillies relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 70.3% and has come into the game in 88 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 base runners on the campaign with 35.0% of those players crossed home plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 95 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 336 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have earned 50 holds over the course of the season (21st in baseball). They have accumulated 26 saves for the year and have blown 11 of 37 save chances.

The Phillies have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs in their 7,758 innings on the field, which ranks them 17th in MLB. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 2,586 putouts this season, as well as 857 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which is 9th in the majors, and they have turned 76 double plays.

Nelson (4-3 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.80 and he has faced 374 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 75 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 50 walks. His ERA is 4.99 (46 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.506. Nelson has taken the hill for 83 innings and has accounted for 88 strikeouts during his career.

The Braves hold a team slugging % of .441 and they are scoring 4.72 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have recorded 187 doubles, while getting a free base 295 times as well as racking up 486 runs. Atlanta has 158 home runs this season as well as 462 runs batted in. They have struck out on 954 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned 868 base hits. The Atlanta Braves hold an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .248 this season.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.221 in addition to having a FIP of 3.42 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.99 (983 strikeouts vs 329 walks). They come in at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 798. They have conceded 87 long balls and they give up 3.96 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 406 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.60 (369 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.1% out of 133 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 113 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with runners on. With 119 save situations, the Braves have amassed 62 holds and also 19 blown saves. They rank 14th in baseball with a save rate of 65.5%, and they have sent 321 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 55 save chances and they have tallied 36 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Braves have accrued 858 assists, 40 errors and are sitting with 2,665 putouts over the course of the season. In 7,995 innings played, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Strider has allowed 53 hits while he has tallied 120 strikeouts in 82 innings. He has given up a total of 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.028 and having a FIP of 2.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.75 and he has faced 332 batters in his career. Strider (6-3 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.94 ERA while conceding 5.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+200)

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