Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (53-27) will take on the Miami Marlins (48-34) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Sandy Alcantara and Spencer Strider.

Miami has a slugging rate of .398 and have struck out 665 times, while drawing a walk on 229 occasions. They have accrued 316 RBI's as well as 727 base knocks on the year, and their batting average sits at .262. The Marlins have hit 124 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 77 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 334 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .322. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.1 runs/g, which is 25th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Marlins pitchers have given up 80 long balls and 334 runs (10th in baseball). Miami has allowed 657 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 313 earned runs. The Marlins have an ERA of 3.85 for the year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 776 hitters. They have walked 253 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a squad on the season.

The Marlins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 runners over the course of the season and 29.1% of those players earned a run for their team. Marlins relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 86 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 281 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen have earned 57 holds so far this season (4th in MLB). They have 26 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 13 out of their 39 chances to save the game.

The Miami Marlins have 2,195 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 725 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and have earned 73 double plays. The Marlins have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,585 innings, which ranks them 20th in pro baseball.

Alcantara has thrown 818 frames and has totaled 721 K's during his career. Alcantara (37-49 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.70 while he has gone up against 3,347 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.32 (302 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.156. He has surrendered 690 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 256 walks.

The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .487 and they score 5.51 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 138 two-baggers, while taking a walk 273 times as well as putting up 441 runs. Atlanta has tallied 147 long balls on the season to go along with 425 runs batted in. They have struck out on 657 instances (23rd in baseball) and have a total of 740 hits. The Atlanta Braves have compiled a team on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a batting average of .270 on the season.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 324 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.74 (296 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 87 HR's and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.272 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (765 strikeouts against 257 walks). They have a ranking of 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 649.

Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.7% of 101 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations in addition to 69 occasions with base runners. With 101 save situations, the Braves have accrued 59 holds and 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 267 relievers onto the field so far this season. Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 41 save chances and they have earned 27 saves.

In their 6,411 innings played, the Braves have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (22nd in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in the majors). The Braves have recorded 655 assists, 49 errors and have earned a total of 2,137 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Strider has conceded 158 base knocks while he has earned 348 strikeouts in 225 frames. He has given up a total of 78 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.046 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.46 and he has faced 912 opposing batters thus far in his career. Strider (21-7 record in his career) has a 3.11 ERA while giving up 6.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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