Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (52-69) will take on the Atlanta Braves (64-57) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Charlie Morton and Jack Kochanowicz.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .413 and have struck out 1,112 times, while being walked on 349 occasions. They have accrued 499 runs batted in in addition to 981 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .240. The Braves have accumulated 204 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 159 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 521 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24. Braves pitchers have surrendered 118 home runs in addition to 480 total runs (3rd in MLB). Atlanta has conceded 984 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 447 earned runs. The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.74 this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,129 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 348 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.62 as a team so far this year.

Braves relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 81 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 44 holds so far this year (29th in MLB). The Braves relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 89 save situations. They have accumulated 30 saves so far this year and have blown 15 of their 45 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 112 runners on the year with 31.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Braves have sent 354 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Braves have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,672 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 3,224 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,080 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which puts them in 3rd in pro baseball, and have 97 double plays.

Morton has taken the ball for 2,080 innings and is sitting with 2,000 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.02 (930 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.306. He has conceded 1,950 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 766 free passes. Morton (136-120 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.96 and he has gone up against 8,911 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .376 and they are earning 4.02 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have hit 176 doubles, while walking 362 times and putting up 486 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 122 long balls this year as well as 453 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,002 instances (19th in baseball) and have accounted for 944 hits. The Los Angeles Angels hold an OBP of .306 in addition to a batting average of .235 so far this year.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.313 in addition to having a FIP of 4.57 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (943 strikeouts vs 443 free passes). They are currently ranked 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 967. They have conceded 144 long balls and they concede 4.93 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 588 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.54 (542 earned runs surrendered).

With 96 save situations, the Angels have amassed 50 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.3% out of 160 inherited base runners. They sit at 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 384 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 102 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 1,062 assists, 64 errors and have earned 3,224 putouts so far this season. In their 9,672 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (3rd in the majors).

During his career, Kochanowicz has surrendered 20 base knocks while he has earned 7 K's in 14 frames. He has surrendered 13 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.690 and having a FIP of 8.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.75 and he has faced 64 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Kochanowicz (1-2 career record) has a 8.24 earned run average while conceding 12.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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