New York Yankees vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, August 14, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (75-41) will go up against the New York Yankees (60-57) at Truist Park on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Severino and Max Fried.

The Yankees have accumulated 152 doubles as a team and have hit 161 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 972 times, while drawing a walk on 392 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which is 19th in baseball. They have accumulated 485 RBI's and 891 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is at .232. They have notched a total of 504 runs while holding a team OBP of .307.

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The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.97 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,033 batters. Yankees pitchers have given up 145 long balls and also 502 runs in total (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 377 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.36 as a unit on the year. New York has allowed 903 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 459 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

The Yankees bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 114 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 191 runners over the course of the season with 36.6% of them earned a run for their team. Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 129 times and also have had 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 371 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have notched 65 holds for the year (13th in MLB). They have accumulated 32 saves so far this year and have missed out on 16 of their 48 chances to get a save.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 3,122 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,038 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 19th in baseball, and have 76 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,366 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in pro baseball.

Severino has taken the mound for 699 frames and is sitting with 763 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.77 (293 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.185. He has given up 621 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 208 walks. Severino (52-35 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.67 and he has faced 2,904 batters in the majors.

Atlanta has compiled 225 home runs on the season as well as 655 RBIs. They have 205 two-baggers, while taking a walk 394 times as well as earning 678 runs. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an on-base percentage of .344 as well as a batting average of .275 over the course of the season. The Braves have a team slugging % of .502 and they average 5.84 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 945 occasions (24th in MLB) and have tallied 1,094 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 484 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.87 (443 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 125 homers and they relinquish 4.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.285 with a FIP of 4.00 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.40 (1,077 strikeouts against 377 bases on balls). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 945.

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have recorded 37 saves. They sit at 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.9%, and they have sent 386 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of their 143 inherited base runners. With 133 save situations, the Braves have compiled 75 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 97 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Braves have recorded 958 assists, 66 errors and have notched a total of 3,087 putouts for the year. In 9,261 innings on the diamond, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (24th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Fried has allowed 592 base hits while accumulating 650 K's in 664 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 223 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.158 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.67 and he has faced 2,712 batters thus far in his career. Fried (57-26 career record) has earned a 3.02 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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