Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-102) New York (-118)

The New York Mets (52-63) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (73-41) at Citi Field on Sunday. The line on this contest has Atlanta at -102 while New York is coming in at -118. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Yonny Chirinos and Carlos Carrasco.

Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .499 and have been rung up 926 times, while being walked on 380 occasions. They have accounted for 623 runs batted in as well as 1,054 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is at .273. The Braves have recorded 196 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 217 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 644 runs scored and have an OBP of .342. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in MLB.

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The Braves have an earned run average of 3.95 so far this year (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,050 batters. Braves pitchers have yielded 124 long balls and 481 runs in total (7th in MLB). They have walked 359 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad for the year. Atlanta has relinquished 927 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 440 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Braves pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 96 times and also have had 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 75 holds over the course of the season (4th in baseball). The Braves relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 64.9% and has come into the game in 133 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves this year and have blown 20 of their 57 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 142 runners this year with 29.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Braves have sent 378 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Braves have transformed 68.3% of balls in play into outs in their 9,018 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for 3,006 putouts for the season, in addition to 937 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 24th in baseball, and have accumulated 94 double plays.

Chirinos (20-14 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.44 and he has gone up against 1,306 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 294 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 82 walks. His ERA is 3.85 (136 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.184. Chirinos has thrown 317 innings and has accounted for 249 punch outs in his MLB career.

New York has compiled 143 long balls so far this year to go along with 484 runs batted in. They have 153 doubles, while taking a walk 375 times as well as scoring 497 runs. The New York Mets have accounted for an on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .237 for the season. The Mets have a slugging percentage of .400 and they are scoring 4.36 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have struck out on 898 occasions (27th in baseball) and have totaled 890 hits.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.364 in addition to having a FIP of 4.56 as a unit for the year. They rank 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 941. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 523 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.37 (482 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (971 strikeouts against 414 bases on balls). They have relinquished 140 HR's and they relinquish 4.74 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

Sitting with 109 save situations, the Mets have tallied 65 holds and also 14 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to enter the contest in 40 save opportunities and they have earned 26 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 109 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.7% out of their 165 inherited base runners. They rank 13th in the league with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 375 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The New York Mets have turned 101 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in MLB). The Mets have racked up 988 assists, 61 errors and have accumulated 2,980 putouts for the year. Out of their 8,940 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (16th in pro baseball).

Carrasco (107-91 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.01 ERA and has given up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.77 and he has gone up against 6,365 batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 681 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.239 and a FIP of 3.6. In his pro baseball career, Carrasco has given up 1,480 hits while accumulating 1,564 punch outs in 1,529 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-118)

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