San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (78-42) will take on the San Francisco Giants (64-57) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Alex Cobb and Spencer Strider.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 20th in MLB. They have tallied 526 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .314. The Giants have earned 194 doubles as a squad and have hit 133 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 510 RBI's as well as 969 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .238. San Francisco is slugging .388 and have been rung up 1,133 times, while being walked on 403 occasions.

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The Giants have a team ERA of 3.90 so far this season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,038 batters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 126 home runs and 514 total runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 306 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.86 as a squad on the year. San Francisco has surrendered 1,031 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 467 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.39 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24.

The Giants bullpen have a save percentage of 68.9% and has come into the game in 115 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 147 base runners this year and 33.3% of them crossed the plate. Giants relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 107 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 371 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have accumulated 52 holds for the season (26th in the league). They have earned 42 saves on the season and have blown 19 of their 61 chances to get a save.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 3,233 putouts this season, as well as 1,197 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and they have turned 108 double plays. The Giants have transformed 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of 9,699 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball.

Cobb has taken the mound for 1,281 frames and has 1,077 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.83 (545 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.280. He has conceded 1,265 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 375 walks. Cobb (76-72 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.80 while facing 5,389 batters during his time in the majors.

The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .501 and they earn 5.85 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have 210 doubles, while walking 414 times as well as putting up 702 runs. Atlanta has compiled 232 home runs for the year to go along with 678 RBIs. They have struck out on 975 occasions (23rd in the league) and have earned a total of 1,125 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have tallied an OBP of .345 and a team batting average of .274 so far this year.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.277 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.95 as a squad so far this year. They come in at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 971. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 494 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.82 (452 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (1,107 strikeouts vs 388 free passes). They have allowed 125 HR's and they surrender 4.18 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% out of their 147 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Braves have 77 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in baseball with a save rate of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 395 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 58 save chances and they have come away with 38 saves.

In 9,576 innings on the diamond, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 104 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,005 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,192 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Strider has given up 199 base hits while he has totaled 419 K's in 273 frames. He has allowed 98 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.061 and having a FIP of 2.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.60 and he has faced 1,109 hitters so far in his MLB career. Strider (25-9 career record) is the owner of a 3.23 ERA and has conceded 6.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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