New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+160) Atlanta (-192)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (80-44) will try to defeat the New York Mets (59-67) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has New York at +160 while Atlanta is at -192. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Quintana and Charlie Morton.

As a unit, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 17th in baseball. They have earned 563 runs and have an OBP of .319. The Mets have tallied 168 doubles as a unit and have hit 164 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 547 RBI's in addition to 997 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .239. New York has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been rung up 997 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions.

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The Mets hold a team ERA of 4.48 this season (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,066 hitters. Mets pitchers have surrendered 157 long balls in addition to 591 runs in total (19th in MLB). They have walked 469 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.64 as a unit for the year. New York has surrendered 1,049 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 548 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Mets have sent 415 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 183 runners so far this year with 29.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have tallied 28 saves so far this year and have blown 14 of 42 chances to save the game. The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 117 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 71 holds on the year (11th in the league). Mets relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 124 times and also have had 116 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have a total of 3,301 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,096 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and have accumulated 109 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,903 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB.

Quintana has taken the ball for 1,759 frames and has earned 1,557 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.73 (730 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.277. He has surrendered 1,729 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 518 walks. Quintana (90-91 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.61 while he has faced 7,368 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Atlanta has a total of 237 long balls this year as well as 694 RBIs. They have recorded 216 doubles, while walking 425 times and putting up 719 runs. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an OBP of .344 and a team batting average of .274 for the year. The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .499 and they are recording 5.80 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,010 occasions (24th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,161 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 513 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.85 (471 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 131 homers and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Braves have a WHIP of 1.277 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.40 (1,153 strikeouts against 397 walks). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,008.

With 138 save situations, the Braves have tallied 78 holds and 20 blown saves. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 59 save chances and they have come away with 39 saves. Their relievers have come in 132 times in high leverage situations and also on 104 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.1% of 156 inherited runners. They rank 14th in the league with a save rate of 66.1%, and they have dispatched 408 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 108 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Braves have racked up 1,030 assists, 67 errors and have notched a total of 3,300 putouts so far this season. In 9,900 innings on the diamond, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (21st in professional baseball).

Morton (128-111 record in his career) has earned a 4.00 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and he has faced 8,275 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 858 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.304 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Morton has allowed 1,814 base hits while he has tallied 1,843 punch outs in 1,931 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+160)

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