Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Atlanta Braves (84-44) are on their way to Coors Field on Monday where they will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (48-81). The starting pitchers will be Bryce Elder and Austin Gomber.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 5.8 runs/g, which has them at 1st in MLB. They have 741 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .344. The Braves have hit 222 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 243 balls out of the park. They have amassed 716 runs batted in in addition to 1,198 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .274. Atlanta is slugging .499 and have been called out on strikes 1,038 times, while taking a walk on 437 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Braves pitchers have allowed 133 home runs and also 519 total runs (1st in MLB). Atlanta has yielded 1,030 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 477 earned runs. The Braves have an ERA of 3.78 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and they have rung up 1,195 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 406 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.92 as a squad on the year.

The Braves bullpen have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 143 save situations. The relievers have inherited 157 base runners for the season and 30.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 105 times as well as having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 419 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have notched 82 holds so far this season (4th in baseball). They have tallied 40 saves for the season and have blown 20 of 60 save opportunities.

The Braves have converted 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,224 innings, which has them ranked 20th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 3,408 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,060 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which ranks 16th in MLB, and they have twisted 110 double plays.

Elder has taken the ball for 197 innings and has earned 150 strikeouts during his career. Elder (12-8 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.14 and he has gone up against 817 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.33 (73 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.211. He has surrendered 168 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 71 free passes.

Colorado has 130 home runs so far this year to go along with 539 RBIs. They have hit 243 doubles, while getting a free base 354 times as well as racking up 567 runs. The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .249 this season. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they average 4.40 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have struck out on 1,224 instances (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 1,090 hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 749 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.51 (689 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 186 homers and they relinquish 5.99 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.511 in addition to having a FIP of 5.19 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.20 (897 strikeouts against 456 free passes). They come in at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,244.

Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.8% out of their 201 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 117 times in high leverage situations in addition to 123 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 45 holds and 26 blown saves. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save rate of 49.0%, and they have sent 427 relievers onto the field on the season. Colorado has called on relievers to enter the contest in 51 save opportunities and they have walked away with 25 saves.

In their 10,128 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 137 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Rockies have 1,221 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 3,376 putouts this season.

Gomber (30-28 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.89 earned run average while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and he has gone up against 2,060 batters so far in his career. He has given up 261 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.378 and a FIP of 4.7. Thus far in his career, Gomber has surrendered 499 base hits and he has 388 punch outs in 480 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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