Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports South

Citizens Bank Park is the site where the Philadelphia Phillies (78-54) will meet the Atlanta Braves (72-60) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Charlie Morton and Cristopher Sanchez.

The Braves have tallied 223 doubles as a team and have hit 173 baseballs out of the park. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,204 times, while taking a walk on 389 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are knocking in 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 16th in the league. They have earned 546 RBI's as well as 1,081 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .242. They have accumulated 571 runs and have an OBP of .308.

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The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.65 on the year (2nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,250 batters. Braves pitchers have surrendered 122 home runs and 514 total runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 369 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.48 as a unit this season. Atlanta has surrendered 1,068 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 477 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.39 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22.

The Braves have sent 386 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 121 base runners so far this year and 32.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 34 saves so far this year and have not converted 16 out of their 50 chances to get a save. The Braves bullpen have a save rate of 68.0% and stepped onto the hill in 101 save situations. The relievers have earned 51 holds on the season (29th in the league). Braves relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 89 times and also have had 122 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,572 innings, ranking them 26th in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for 3,524 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,178 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them ranked 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 110 double plays.

Morton (137-120 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.95 and he has gone up against 8,956 batters in the majors. He has allowed 1,960 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 770 walks. His ERA is 4.02 (933 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.305. Morton has taken the hill for 2,091 innings and has earned 2,013 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Philadelphia has tallied 157 HRs so far this year as well as 616 runs batted in. They have hit 229 doubles, while walking 428 times as well as scoring 646 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies hold an OBP of .327 as well as a team batting average of .259 on the year. The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .423 and they are recording 4.89 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,102 occasions (18th in MLB) and have totaled 1,175 base hits.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.201 with a FIP of 3.77 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,164 strikeouts vs 355 free passes). They come in at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,061. They have relinquished 140 dingers and they surrender 4.01 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 526 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.66 (479 earned runs relinquished).

Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of 109 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 139 times in high leverage situations and also on 80 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 64 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 19th in MLB with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have dispatched 419 relievers to the hill so far this season. Philadelphia has had relievers take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves.

Out of their 10,614 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in the majors). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 102 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in MLB). The Phillies have recorded 1,204 assists, 73 errors and have earned 3,538 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Sanchez has conceded 293 base knocks while earning 260 punch outs in 298 innings pitched. Sanchez (15-16 career mark) holds a 3.83 ERA and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 127 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.234 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.47 and he has gone up against 1,239 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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