Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+160) Atlanta (-190)

The Atlanta Braves (24-11) will play the Boston Red Sox (21-15) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Red Sox at +160 and the Braves are at -190. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brayan Bello and Max Fried.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 5.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 208 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .341. The Red Sox have tallied 80 doubles as a squad and have hit 47 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 199 RBI's in addition to 336 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .271. Boston has a slugging percentage of .452 and have struck out 276 times, while drawing a walk on 118 occasions.

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The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.84 this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 301 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 48 home runs in addition to 183 total runs (26th in MLB). They have walked 106 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.61 as a unit for the year. Boston has allowed 318 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 171 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33.

The Red Sox have sent 114 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 22 base runners for the season and 45.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 10 saves on the year and have blown 2 of 12 save opportunities. The Red Sox relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 83.3% and has entered the game in 32 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 20 holds so far this year (11th in MLB). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 14 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 954 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 316 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball, and have 28 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 2,862 innings, ranking them 21st in professional baseball.

Bello has taken the ball for 74 innings and has tallied 74 punch outs in his MLB career. Bello (3-9 career mark) has a FIP of 3.50 while he has gone up against 350 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.94 (41 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.768. He has surrendered 99 base knocks (11.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 33 free passes.

The Atlanta Braves hold a team OBP of .340 as well as a batting average of .260 so far this year. They have struck out on 320 instances (7th in the league) and are sitting with 309 hits. Atlanta has tallied 58 home runs on the campaign to go along with 179 runs batted in. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .464 and they tally 5.37 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have notched 63 two-baggers, while taking a walk 134 times as well as putting up 188 runs.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 132 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.49 (121 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 29 long balls and they allow 3.81 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.237 with a FIP of 3.60 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (331 strikeouts vs 106 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 280.

With 44 save situations, the Braves have 26 holds and also 8 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 18 save opportunities and they have recorded 10 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 41 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.6% out of their 47 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 118 relievers to the mound for the season.

Out of their 2,808 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (23rd in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have turned 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 291 assists, 24 errors and have accounted for 936 putouts so far this season.

Fried (56-26 mark in his career) has earned a 3.05 ERA and has given up 8.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.63 and he has faced 2,692 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 223 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.164 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. In his MLB career, Fried has conceded 589 base hits while tallying 642 strikeouts in 658 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-190)

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