Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (50-39) are en route to Chase Field on Wednesday where they will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (45-46). The starting pitchers will be Charlie Morton and Slade Cecconi.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 16th in the league. They have racked up 384 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .306. The Braves have accrued 167 doubles as a squad and have knocked 102 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 364 runs batted in as well as 727 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average sits at .242. Atlanta is slugging .405 and have been rung up 794 times, while drawing a walk on 253 occasions.

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The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.41 so far this year (2nd in the league), and they have struck out 796 batters. Braves pitchers have surrendered 76 long balls and 324 runs in total (1st in MLB). They have walked 257 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.53 as a unit this year. Atlanta has given up 684 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 300 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19.

The Braves bullpen have a save rate of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 74 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 base runners over the course of the season with 31.6% of them earned a run for their team. Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 57 times as well as having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 261 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 38 holds this year (26th in MLB). They have earned 25 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 11 of their 36 save opportunities.

The Braves have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,119 innings, ranking them 14th in MLB. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for 2,373 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 823 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays.

Morton (135-118 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 8,780 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,913 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 760 walks. His earned run average is 4.00 (911 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.303. Morton has taken the mound for 2,051 innings and has tallied 1,972 K's during his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .253 so far this season. They have been rung up on 711 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have tallied 782 hits. Arizona has 95 HRs so far this season to go along with 427 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .408 and they score 4.92 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have hit 159 two-baggers, while walking 296 times as well as scoring 448 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have given up 441 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.63 (415 earned runs conceded). They have given up 106 homers and they relinquish 4.92 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.352 with a FIP of 4.34 as a unit for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.40 (668 strikeouts vs 269 free passes). They come in at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 822.

Arizona has called on relievers to enter the game in 35 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save percentage of 54.3%, and they have dispatched 294 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have taken the field 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.7% out of 117 inherited base runners. With 79 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 42 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 87 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 838 assists, 39 errors and are sitting with 2,423 putouts so far this year. In 7,269 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (25th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Cecconi has surrendered 96 hits while he has totaled 70 strikeouts in 89 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 55 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.258 and having a FIP of 5.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.38 and he has gone up against 375 batters in his MLB career. Cecconi (2-7 career mark) has a 5.56 ERA and has allowed 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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