Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports South

The New York Yankees (51-25) will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (41-31) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The pitchers expected to start will be Max Fried and Marcus Stroman.

The Braves have accrued 142 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 79 balls out of the park. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have struck out 628 times, while drawing a walk on 202 occasions. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball. They have accumulated 303 runs batted in and 601 hits this season, while their batting average is .246. They have 320 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .309.

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The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.59 for the season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 638 hitters. Braves pitchers have conceded 64 home runs and 274 runs in total (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 210 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.59 as a unit for the year. Atlanta has given up 569 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 255 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Braves relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 47 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 34 holds for the season (22nd in the league). The Braves relievers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 67 save situations. They have earned 22 saves on the year and have blown 11 out of their 33 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 63 base runners this season and 30.2% of those runners crossed the plate. The Braves have sent 215 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Braves have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,751 innings, which ranks them 21st in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 1,917 putouts for the season, as well as 663 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them sitting 1st in MLB, and have a total of 63 double plays.

Fried has taken the ball for 793 frames and is sitting with 773 K's during his MLB career. Fried (68-29 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 2.99 while he has faced 3,236 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.04 (268 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.155. He has surrendered 700 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 216 walks.

New York is sitting with 111 HRs so far this season as well as 367 runs batted in. They have tallied 101 two-baggers, while walking 295 times and racking up 384 runs. The New York Yankees have recorded an OBP of .333 in addition to a batting average of .252 so far this season. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .433 and they earn 5.05 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 602 occasions (19th in the league) and have totaled 640 base knocks.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 259 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.05 (230 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 67 dingers and they surrender 3.43 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.168 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (644 strikeouts vs 253 walks). They come in at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 540.

New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.6% out of their 134 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on. With 76 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 39 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They sit at 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 231 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves.

In 6,117 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 72.4% (3rd in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Yankees have 622 assists, 41 errors and are sitting with 2,039 putouts this season.

Stroman (83-79 career mark) has earned a 3.62 earned run average while surrendering 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and he has faced 5,780 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 558 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.257 and a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Stroman has allowed 1,329 base knocks while totaling 1,152 strikeouts in 1,387 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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