Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (66-62) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (83-44) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jared Shuster and Kyle Harrison.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are notching 5.8 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have earned 734 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .344. The Braves have hit 220 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 241 balls out of the park. They have recorded 709 RBI's and 1,189 hits for the season, and their batting average sits at .274. Atlanta has a slugging % of .498 and have struck out 1,029 times, while drawing a walk on 433 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Braves pitchers have conceded 132 long balls and also 516 runs in total (1st in baseball). Atlanta has surrendered 1,022 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 474 earned runs. The Braves have a team ERA of 3.79 this year (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,185 hitters. They have walked 404 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a squad this season.

The Braves have sent 416 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 157 base runners over the course of the season with 30.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 40 saves so far this year and have blown 20 of 60 chances to save the game. The Braves relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 142 save situations. The relievers have recorded 81 holds for the season (5th in the league). Braves relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 105 times as well as having 135 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have turned 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of 10,143 innings, which ranks them 21st in MLB. The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 3,381 putouts for the season, as well as 1,048 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 19th in baseball, and have accumulated 110 double plays.

Shuster has taken the mound for 45 innings and is sitting with 25 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.00 (25 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.422. He has given up 42 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 22 walks. Shuster (4-2 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.84 and he has gone up against 193 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Giants have a team SLG% of .388 and they earn 4.30 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have hit 201 two-baggers, while getting a free base 422 times as well as scoring 551 runs. San Francisco is sitting with 140 long balls for the year as well as 534 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,207 instances (5th in MLB) and have tallied 1,029 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an OBP of .314 and a batting average of .239 on the campaign.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.254 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a squad this year. They rank 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,100. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 552 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.96 (501 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,096 strikeouts vs 327 walks). They have relinquished 138 homers and they give up 4.37 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball).

San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of 160 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 140 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with base runners. With 132 save situations, the Giants have accrued 64 holds and 23 blown saves. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 397 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 66 save chances and they have come away with 43 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 116 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in MLB). The Giants have accrued 1,269 assists, 86 errors and have 3,414 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,242 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (25th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Harrison has surrendered 5 hits while totaling 5 strikeouts in 3 innings pitched. Harrison (0-0 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.40 earned run average and has given up 13.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 2 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.800 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.00 and he has gone up against 16 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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