Baltimore Orioles vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+185) Atlanta (-215)

The Atlanta Braves (22-10) will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (21-10) at Truist Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at +185 and the Braves are priced at -215. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Kyle Bradish and Spencer Strider.

Baltimore is slugging .427 and have been rung up 242 times, while taking a walk on 118 occasions. They have tallied 153 runs batted in and 259 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .259. The Orioles have earned 54 doubles as a team and have hit 36 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 158 runs scored while having a team OBP of .337. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 5.3 runs per game, which is 6th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Orioles pitchers have allowed 35 home runs and also 135 total runs (11th in MLB). Baltimore has surrendered 254 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 130 earned runs. The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.39 for the season (17th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 273 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 92 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a unit on the year.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 40 times as well as having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 30 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 64.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 45 save situations. They have tallied 9 saves so far this year and have blown 5 out of their 14 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 60 runners on the season with 31.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Orioles have sent 109 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Orioles have converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,400 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 800 putouts for the season, as well as 249 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 11th in professional baseball, and have 30 double plays.

Bradish has taken the mound for 132 frames and has earned 125 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 5.03 (74 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.451. He has given up 139 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 53 free passes. Bradish (5-8 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.50 while he has faced 580 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .468 and they earn 5.48 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have recorded 55 doubles, while walking 120 times and scoring 170 runs. Atlanta has compiled 52 long balls over the course of the season as well as 162 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 286 instances (7th in the league) and have accounted for 273 hits. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an OBP of .343 as well as a batting average of .260 on the campaign.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.242 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.59 as a pitching staff this year. They sit at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 245. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 114 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.53 (107 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.60 (291 strikeouts against 94 free passes). They have allowed 25 homers and they relinquish 3.76 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.5% out of 42 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 34 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on. With 39 save situations, the Braves have earned 24 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They rank 26th in MLB with a save rate of 53.3%, and they have dispatched 103 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have come away with 8 saves.

In 2,457 innings on the diamond, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (24th in professional baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in baseball). The Braves have recorded 256 assists, 20 errors and have notched a total of 819 putouts on the campaign.

Strider (16-5 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 2.66 earned run average while allowing 5.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.32 and he has faced 676 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 50 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.988 and having a FIP of 2.0. In his pro baseball career, Strider has given up 107 hits while accumulating 259 punch outs in 169 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (+185)

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