Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (83-50) are welcoming the Atlanta Braves (88-45) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bryce Elder and Gavin Stone.

The Braves have tallied 231 doubles as a squad and have smacked 253 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta has a slugging rate of .500 and have been called out on strikes 1,064 times, while drawing a walk on 449 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are recording 5.9 runs per game, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have 751 RBI's in addition to 1,258 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .276. They have accumulated 778 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .345.

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The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.81 this year (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,249 batters. Braves pitchers have given up 140 long balls in addition to 542 runs in total (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 424 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a team on the campaign. Atlanta has allowed 1,064 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 500 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Braves bullpen have recorded a save rate of 67.7% and has entered the game in 149 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 161 base runners for the year with 31.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Braves relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 107 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 435 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have tallied 86 holds on the year (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 42 saves on the year and have blown 20 of their 62 save opportunities.

The Braves have converted 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,620 innings, ranking them 18th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 3,540 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,092 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 15th in MLB, and they have twisted 111 double plays.

Elder (13-8 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.15 while facing 843 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 176 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 72 free passes. His ERA is 3.41 (77 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.220. Elder has taken the mound for 203 frames and has totaled 154 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .341 as well as a batting average of .257 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,121 instances (18th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,161 base hits. Los Angeles is sitting with 212 HRs on the campaign as well as 731 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .461 and they are earning 5.67 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 258 two-baggers, while getting a free base 544 times and scoring 754 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.227 and have a FIP of 4.22 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,072. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 585 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.16 (548 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,119 strikeouts vs 381 free passes). They have conceded 157 homers and they surrender 4.45 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.5% of 178 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 130 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 77 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 73.6%, and they have sent 459 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 53 save chances and they have converted 39 saves.

In their 10,662 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (5th in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 115 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,148 assists, 60 errors and have 3,554 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Stone has allowed 33 base knocks while he has earned 10 K's in 18 innings pitched. He has given up 21 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 2.278 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.25 and he has faced 96 batters in his pro baseball career. Stone (1-0 career win-loss mark) holds a 10.50 earned run average and has surrendered 16.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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