New York Yankees vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+195) Atlanta (-238)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (75-42) will compete against the New York Yankees (60-58) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Yankees at +195 while the Braves are coming in at -238. The total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Randy Vasquez and Charlie Morton.

New York has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 985 times, while taking a walk on 398 occasions. They have tallied 491 runs batted in as well as 897 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .232. The Yankees have tallied 153 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 163 balls out of the stadium. They have 511 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. As a squad, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Yankees pitchers have conceded 145 home runs and 510 runs in total (13th in the league). New York has surrendered 914 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 466 earned runs. The Yankees have a team earned run average of 4.00 on the campaign (11th in the league), and they have struck out 1,043 batters. They have walked 382 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Yankees have dispatched 375 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 193 base runners this season and 37.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 32 saves on the season and have blown 16 of their 48 save chances. The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 114 save situations. The bullpen have earned 65 holds for the year (13th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 131 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,441 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in MLB. The New York Yankees have 3,147 putouts this year, in addition to 1,045 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 19th in professional baseball, and have a total of 77 double plays.

Vasquez (2-1 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 5.11 and he has gone up against 80 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 12 hits (5.7 hits per 9 innings) with 8 free passes. His ERA is 1.89 (4 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.053. Vasquez has thrown 19 innings and has racked up 12 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Atlanta Braves hold a team on-base percentage of .344 and a batting average of .274 on the campaign. They have struck out on 952 instances (25th in the league) and have a total of 1,101 hits. Atlanta has tallied 227 HRs for the year to go along with 661 runs batted in. The Braves hold a team slugging % of .502 and they average 5.85 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 207 doubles, while taking a walk 397 times as well as scoring 684 runs.

The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 491 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (449 earned runs yielded). They have given up 125 long balls and they relinquish 4.26 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.287 with a FIP of 3.99 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.40 (1,085 strikeouts vs 380 walks). They come in at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 955.

Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 57 save chances and they have walked away with 37 saves. They are ranked 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.9%, and they have sent 388 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 126 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 146 inherited base runners. Sitting with 133 save situations, the Braves have accrued 75 holds and also 20 blown saves.

In their 9,333 innings played, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (24th in professional baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in MLB). The Braves have 964 assists, 67 errors and have earned 3,111 putouts for the year.

Morton (127-111 mark in his career) has earned a 4.01 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and he has gone up against 8,252 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 858 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Morton has allowed 1,810 base knocks while totaling 1,833 strikeouts in 1,925 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-238)

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