Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (40-26) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (29-40) at Truist Park on Thursday. The men taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and AJ Smith-Shawver.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in baseball. They have accumulated 309 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .318. The Rockies have compiled 151 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 56 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 297 runs batted in and 604 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is .257. Colorado has a slugging % of .403 and have been called out on strikes 607 times, while taking a walk on 197 occasions.

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The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.12 on the campaign (28th in the league), and they have struck out 508 batters. Rockies pitchers have yielded 90 long balls in addition to 376 runs (29th in MLB). They have walked 264 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.97 as a unit over the course of the season. Colorado has given up 637 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 343 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 65.2% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 111 runners so far this season and 27.9% of them crossed the plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 65 times and also have had 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 223 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 18 holds so far this season (30th in the league). They have tallied 15 saves on the year and have not converted 8 of 23 chances to get a save.

The Rockies have converted 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,424 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have amassed 1,808 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 663 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which ranks 18th in MLB, and have accumulated 68 double plays.

Freeland has thrown 904 innings and has tallied 690 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.24 (426 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.395. He has allowed 957 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 305 free passes. Freeland (53-58 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.50 and he has faced 3,903 hitters during his time in the majors.

Atlanta has 109 HRs this year and 327 RBIs. They have recorded 117 doubles, while taking a walk 216 times and putting up 339 runs. The Atlanta Braves hold a team OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .263 so far this season. The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .465 and they are scoring 5.14 runs per outing (5th in MLB). They have struck out on 559 occasions (20th in the league) and have earned a total of 591 base hits.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.276 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.87 as a team on the year. They rank 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 535. The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 271 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.78 (246 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (616 strikeouts vs 213 walks). They have allowed 66 home runs and they surrender 4.16 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Sitting with 78 save situations, the Braves have accrued 44 holds and 14 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have come away with 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 75 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 85 inherited runners. They rank 20th in the league with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 221 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In 5,277 innings played, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (25th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have turned 60 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (28th in baseball). The Braves have racked up 556 assists, 43 errors and have 1,759 putouts on the season.

Smith-Shawver (0-0 career mark) has a 0.00 ERA while giving up 3.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 and he has gone up against 28 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 0 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.783 and having a FIP of 3.2. Thus far in his career, Smith-Shawver has allowed 3 hits and he has 5 strikeouts in 7 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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