Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Citizens Bank Park is the site where the Philadelphia Phillies (78-55) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (73-60) on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be Reynaldo Lopez and Ranger Suarez.

The Braves have accounted for 226 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 174 balls out of the park. Atlanta is slugging .414 and have been rung up 1,216 times, while taking a walk on 391 occasions. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 16th in the league. They have accumulated 551 RBI's as well as 1,089 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .242. They have accumulated 576 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.39 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22. Braves pitchers have conceded 122 home runs and 515 runs (2nd in baseball). Atlanta has surrendered 1,075 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 478 earned runs. The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.63 over the course of the season (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 1,261 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 372 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.47 as a unit so far this year.

The Braves have sent 389 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 121 base runners this year with 32.2% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 34 saves for the season and have not converted 16 out of their 50 save chances. The Braves relievers have compiled a save rate of 68.0% and has come into the game in 101 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 51 holds for the season (29th in the league). Braves relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 89 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 3,551 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,188 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which is 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 110 double plays. The Braves have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,653 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in the majors.

Lopez (46-53 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.92 and he has faced 3,361 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 731 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 290 free passes. His ERA is 3.98 (352 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.284. Lopez has taken the hill for 795 frames and has racked up 736 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .421 and they average 4.86 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have recorded 229 two-baggers, while getting a free base 432 times and putting up 646 runs. Philadelphia has accounted for 157 long balls so far this season and 616 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,114 instances (18th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,178 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .327 as well as a team batting average of .258 so far this year.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.209 and have a FIP of 3.81 as a unit for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,166 strikeouts against 357 free passes). They sit at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,079. They have yielded 144 home runs and they allow 4.06 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 536 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.70 (489 earned runs yielded).

Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of their 109 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Phillies have recorded 64 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.7%, and they have dispatched 422 relievers to the hill on the year. Philadelphia has called on relievers to enter the contest in 47 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Phillies have recorded 1,217 assists, 73 errors and have a total of 3,565 putouts this season. Out of their 10,695 innings on the field, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Suarez has conceded 538 base hits while totaling 531 K's in 578 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 211 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.258 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and he has gone up against 2,420 batters in his MLB career. Suarez (40-26 career mark) holds a 3.28 earned run average and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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