Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, August 16, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports South

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (52-69) will take on the Atlanta Braves (64-56) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Spencer Schwellenbach and Jose Soriano.

Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,104 times, while being walked on 348 occasions. They have 499 RBI's and 977 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .241. The Braves have hit 204 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 159 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 521 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB.

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The Braves have compiled a team earned run average of 3.72 on the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,120 batters. Braves pitchers have given up 116 home runs in addition to 474 runs (2nd in MLB). They have walked 345 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.61 as a squad on the campaign. Atlanta has yielded 973 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 441 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Braves relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 89 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 110 runners on the season and 30.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Braves relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 79 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 352 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 44 holds over the course of the season (29th in baseball). They have earned 30 saves this season and have blown 15 of 45 save opportunities.

The Braves have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,600 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have amassed 3,200 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,072 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which is 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 97 double plays.

Schwellenbach (4-5 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.91 and he has faced 287 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 63 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 12 walks. His earned run average is 3.97 (31 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.068. Schwellenbach has taken the ball for 70 innings and has earned 77 K's during his career.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned an OBP of .306 as well as a batting average of .235 for the season. They have struck out on 1,002 occasions (17th in the league) and have accounted for 944 base hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 122 long balls on the campaign to go along with 453 RBIs. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .376 and they tally 4.02 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have recorded 176 doubles, while walking 362 times as well as putting up 486 runs.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.313 in addition to having a FIP of 4.57 as a squad so far this season. They sit at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 967. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 588 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.54 (542 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (943 strikeouts vs 443 bases on balls). They have given up 144 home runs and they relinquish 4.93 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Sitting with 96 save situations, the Angels have amassed 50 holds and 14 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 44 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.3% out of 160 inherited runners. They rank 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 384 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 102 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Angels have racked up 1,062 assists, 64 errors and have notched a total of 3,224 putouts so far this year. Out of their 9,672 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (3rd in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Soriano has surrendered 121 base hits while he has accumulated 148 K's in 151 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 58 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.230 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and he has faced 637 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Soriano (7-10 mark in his career) has earned a 3.45 ERA and has conceded 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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