St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (90-46) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (59-78) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zach Thompson and Darius Vines.

The Cardinals have compiled 226 doubles as a team and have hit 186 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .426 and have struck out 1,137 times, while being walked on 470 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which is 17th in MLB. They have 595 runs batted in in addition to 1,183 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .253. They have accounted for 615 runs scored and hold an OBP of .328.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 138 long balls and 692 runs in total (24th in the league). St. Louis has conceded 1,307 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 631 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.70 this season (23rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,046 hitters. They have walked 440 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.25 as a squad this year.

The Cardinals relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 52.7% and stepped onto the hill in 125 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 233 runners this season with 30.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Cardinals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 146 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 402 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 69 holds over the course of the season (18th in the league). They have tallied 29 saves so far this season and have blown 26 out of their 55 save opportunities.

The Cardinals have turned 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,875 innings, ranking them 30th in the majors. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 3,625 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,336 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 4th in baseball, and have earned 123 double plays.

Thompson has taken the mound for 196 innings and has earned 156 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Thompson (6-17 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.42 and he has gone up against 858 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.44 (97 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.398. He has conceded 201 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 74 walks.

Atlanta has recorded 259 home runs for the year to go along with 762 runs batted in. They have put up 237 two-baggers, while taking a walk 457 times and earning 789 runs. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an OBP of .344 as well as a team batting average of .275 for the year. The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .500 and they are earning 5.80 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,088 occasions (25th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,282 base hits.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (1,276 strikeouts vs 438 free passes). They come in at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,087. They have conceded 141 home runs and they allow 4.10 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 550 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.78 (507 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 152 save situations, the Braves have 87 holds and 20 blown saves. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 64 save opportunities and they have come away with 44 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 110 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 164 inherited runners. They are ranked 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have sent 445 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 117 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,115 assists, 70 errors and have accounted for 3,621 putouts for the year. Out of their 10,863 innings played, the Braves have a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (18th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Vines has given up 4 base hits while he has tallied 5 K's in 6 innings pitched. He has conceded 2 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.833 and having a FIP of 2.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.00 and he has faced 25 batters in his pro baseball career. Vines (1-0 career mark) is the owner of a 3.00 earned run average and has given up 6.0 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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