Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Chase Field is the site where the Arizona Diamondbacks (45-45) will attempt to beat the Atlanta Braves (49-39) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Charlie Morton and Zac Gallen.

The Braves have accrued 167 doubles as a unit and have knocked 100 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta has a slugging % of .406 and have struck out 783 times, while taking a walk on 251 occasions. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have compiled 359 runs batted in and 719 hits so far this season, while their batting average is at .243. They have accumulated 379 runs and hold an OBP of .307.

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The Braves are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.43 on the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 794 batters. Braves pitchers have surrendered 76 long balls and also 320 total runs (1st in baseball). They have walked 253 batters and their FIP is 3.53 as a unit on the year. Atlanta has conceded 680 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 297 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.14 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20.

Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 55 times in addition to having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 38 holds for the season (25th in the league). The Braves relievers have earned a save rate of 68.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves for the year and have blown 11 out of their 35 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 73 runners on the season with 30.1% of them crossed home plate. The Braves have dispatched 258 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Braves have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,020 innings, which has them ranked 17th in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have 2,340 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 813 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 1st in the majors, and have a total of 74 double plays.

Morton has taken the hill for 2,051 innings and has 1,972 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Morton (135-118 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 8,780 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.00 (911 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.303. He has given up 1,913 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 760 walks.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .412 and they are earning 4.93 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have hit 159 two-baggers, while taking a walk 292 times as well as scoring 444 runs. Arizona has compiled 95 long balls so far this year as well as 423 runs batted in. They have struck out on 709 occasions (23rd in the league) and have earned a total of 778 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled a team on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .255 this year.

The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 436 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.66 (412 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 104 dingers and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.358 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.40 (657 strikeouts against 267 walks). They rank 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 814.

Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have tallied 19 saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 290 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 84 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 42.7% out of their 117 inherited base runners. Sitting with 76 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 40 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 87 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (3rd in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 830 assists, 39 errors and have accounted for 2,390 putouts this year. In their 7,170 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in professional baseball).

Gallen (45-35 career record) holds a 3.20 ERA while conceding 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.59 and he has faced 2,979 batters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 261 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.107 and having a FIP of 3.2. In his pro baseball career, Gallen has given up 590 base hits and he has 800 strikeouts in 734 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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