Atlanta Braves vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports South

The Minnesota Twins (72-59) are welcoming the Atlanta Braves (71-60) at Target Field on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Chris Sale and David Festa.

Atlanta has a slugging rate of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,198 times, while taking a walk on 384 occasions. They have accounted for 538 runs batted in in addition to 1,070 hits for the season, and their team batting average is at .242. The Braves have hit 220 two-baggers as a team and have hit 172 balls out of the park. They have tallied 563 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .307. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.39 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Braves pitchers have given up 122 home runs and also 508 runs in total (2nd in the league). Atlanta has relinquished 1,054 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 472 earned runs. The Braves have an earned run average of 3.65 on the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,236 batters. They have walked 365 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.50 as a squad this year.

The Braves have sent 381 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 base runners so far this year with 31.6% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 34 saves on the season and have blown 15 out of their 49 chances to save the game. The Braves relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 69.4% and has entered the game in 99 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 50 holds so far this year (29th in MLB). Braves relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 85 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 3,494 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,171 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which is 2nd in MLB, and have a total of 110 double plays. The Braves have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,482 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in the majors.

Sale has pitched in 1,927 frames and has earned 2,380 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.07 (657 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.046. He has allowed 1,566 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 449 free passes. Sale (134-83 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.02 while he has faced 7,761 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Minnesota has a total of 162 home runs so far this year to go along with 604 runs batted in. They have notched 255 doubles, while taking a walk 387 times as well as earning 639 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated an OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .253 on the campaign. The Twins have a team slugging % of .429 and they average 4.88 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,049 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have tallied 1,123 hits.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.177 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a team over the course of the season. They rank 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,029. The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 570 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (528 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (1,190 strikeouts vs 336 free passes). They have allowed 152 homers and they concede 4.42 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 52 save opportunities and they have earned 36 saves. They are ranked 6th in the league holding a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 419 relievers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 150 times in high leverage situations and also on 96 occasions with base runners. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of their 142 inherited runners. With 130 save situations, the Twins have earned 77 holds and 16 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Twins have 984 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 3,482 putouts so far this year. Out of their 10,446 innings played, the Twins have a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (8th in baseball).

So far in his career, Festa has given up 37 base hits while he has totaled 44 strikeouts in 36 innings. He has given up 21 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.330 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 and he has faced 157 batters in his MLB career. Festa (2-3 mark in his career) has a 5.24 earned run average while conceding 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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