Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Atlanta Braves (33-23) are en route to Chase Field on Friday where they will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (33-23). The pitchers taking the mound will be Charlie Morton and Merrill Kelly.

Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .458 and have been called out on strikes 486 times, while being walked on 184 occasions. They have recorded 273 runs batted in as well as 485 hits this season, and their team batting average sits at .256. The Braves have tallied 99 doubles as a unit and have smacked 92 balls out of the park. They have 282 runs scored while having a team OBP of .328. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are compiling 5.0 runs per game, which is 6th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Braves pitchers have given up 51 home runs and 224 runs (5th in the league). Atlanta has conceded 452 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 202 earned runs. The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.67 so far this year (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 527 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 180 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a team so far this season.

The Braves bullpen have compiled a save rate of 53.8% and has entered the game in 63 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 74 runners this season with 36.5% of them earned a run for their team. Braves pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 49 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 189 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have accumulated 37 holds on the year (4th in baseball). They have recorded 14 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 26 chances to get a save.

The Braves have turned 67.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,464 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball. The Atlanta Braves have amassed 1,488 putouts thus far, in addition to 464 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 28th in MLB, and have 49 double plays.

Morton has taken the mound for 1,854 innings and is sitting with 1,760 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Morton (121-106 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.77 and he has gone up against 7,941 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.02 (828 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.300. He has given up 1,748 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 663 walks.

Arizona has recorded 65 home runs on the year to go along with 268 runs batted in. They have 108 doubles, while walking 169 times and racking up 282 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .262 this year. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging % of .434 and they have an average of 5.04 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have struck out on 422 instances (27th in baseball) and have earned a total of 497 base knocks.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.332 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (472 strikeouts against 199 walks). They sit at 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 463. They have yielded 63 homers and they yield 4.69 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 259 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.31 (238 earned runs yielded).

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.9% out of their 91 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 36 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 57.7%, and they have dispatched 186 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 26 save chances and they have earned 15 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 40 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 508 assists, 20 errors and have accounted for 1,492 putouts so far this year. In 4,476 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (12th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Kelly has allowed 583 base hits and he has 563 K's in 636 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 272 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.213 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and he has faced 2,625 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Kelly (42-38 career record) has earned a 3.85 ERA and has given up 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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