Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Atlanta Braves (41-31) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (51-26). The starting pitchers are Max Fried and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 12th in the league. They have notched a total of 320 runs while having a team OBP of .309. The Braves have accounted for 142 doubles as a team and have smacked 79 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 303 RBI's in addition to 601 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .246. Atlanta has a slugging % of .408 and have struck out 628 times, while taking a walk on 202 occasions.

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The Braves have an earned run average of 3.59 so far this season (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 638 batters. Braves pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs in addition to 274 runs in total (4th in baseball). They have walked 210 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.59 as a team so far this season. Atlanta has relinquished 569 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 255 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Braves relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 67 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 63 base runners on the season with 30.2% of them crossed the plate. Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 47 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 215 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have racked up 34 holds on the year (22nd in the league). They have tallied 22 saves so far this season and have blown 11 out of their 33 save opportunities.

The Braves have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,751 innings, which has them ranked 21st in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have 1,917 putouts so far this season, as well as 663 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which puts them in 1st in the majors, and have a total of 63 double plays.

Fried (68-29 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 2.99 and he has gone up against 3,236 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 700 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 216 free passes. His ERA is 3.04 (268 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.155. Fried has taken the mound for 793 innings and has earned 773 punch outs so far in his career.

The Yankees have a SLG% of .433 and they are scoring 5.05 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have hit 102 doubles, while taking a walk 298 times as well as putting up 389 runs. New York has accumulated 113 home runs for the year as well as 372 runs batted in. They have struck out on 607 occasions (19th in baseball) and have notched a total of 646 base knocks. The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .252 this year.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.190 with a FIP of 3.90 as a squad so far this year. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 559. The New York pitching staff have given up 276 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.18 (243 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (651 strikeouts against 260 free passes). They have given up 70 HR's and they give up 3.61 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 35 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves. They sit at 9th in MLB holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 238 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% of 137 inherited runners. With 76 save situations, the Yankees have 39 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 632 assists, 44 errors and have 2,066 putouts so far this year. In their 6,198 innings on the field, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (4th in MLB).

Cortes Jr (28-16 career mark) has earned a 3.74 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.59 and he has faced 1,999 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 202 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.157 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 424 hits while totaling 499 K's in 486 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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