Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (51-25) will meet the Atlanta Braves (41-31) on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be Max Fried and Carlos Rodon.

The Braves have compiled 142 doubles as a unit and have smacked 79 baseballs out of the stadium. Atlanta has a slugging rate of .408 and have been called out on strikes 628 times, while drawing a walk on 202 occasions. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 12th in baseball. They have amassed 303 runs batted in in addition to 601 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is at .246. They have 320 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Braves pitchers have conceded 64 home runs and 274 total runs (5th in the league). Atlanta has surrendered 569 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 255 earned runs. The Braves have an ERA of 3.59 on the year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 638 batters. They have walked 210 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.59 as a team this season.

Braves pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 47 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 34 holds over the course of the season (22nd in baseball). The Braves bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 67 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves for the year and have blown 11 of their 33 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 63 runners for the year and 30.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Braves have dispatched 215 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 1,917 putouts on the year, in addition to 663 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which puts them in 1st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 63 double plays. The Braves have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,751 innings, which ranks them 21st in the majors.

Fried has taken the hill for 793 innings and is sitting with 773 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.04 (268 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.155. He has allowed 700 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 216 free passes. Fried (68-29 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.99 and he has faced 3,236 opposing batters in the major leagues.

New York has accumulated 111 home runs on the season as well as 367 runs batted in. They have 101 doubles, while getting a free base 295 times as well as scoring 384 runs. The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .333 as well as a batting average of .252 for the season. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .433 and they score 5.05 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 602 instances (19th in the league) and have a total of 640 hits.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.168 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a unit on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (644 strikeouts against 253 free passes). They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 540. They have conceded 67 long balls and they concede 3.43 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 259 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.05 (230 earned runs given up).

New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have walked away with 25 saves. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 231 relievers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.6% of 134 inherited base runners. Sitting with 76 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 39 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 58 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 622 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 2,039 putouts during this campaign. In their 6,117 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (3rd in MLB).

Rodon (68-57 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.79 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.95 and he has faced 4,203 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has given up 419 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.242 and having a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Rodon has allowed 867 base hits while he has earned 1,092 K's in 996 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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