Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Atlanta Braves (73-61) are on their way to Citizens Bank Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (79-55). The starting pitchers will be Spencer Schwellenbach and Aaron Nola.

Atlanta is slugging .415 and have struck out 1,229 times, while drawing a walk on 392 occasions. They have tallied 555 runs batted in and 1,097 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .242. The Braves have hit 228 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 176 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 580 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 16th in the league.

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The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.65 on the campaign (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,269 batters. Braves pitchers have conceded 124 long balls and also 520 runs in total (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 378 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.49 as a squad for the season. Atlanta has surrendered 1,082 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 483 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23.

The Braves have sent 391 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 122 base runners for the season with 32.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 34 saves this year and have blown 17 of 51 chances to get a save. The Braves relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 103 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 52 holds on the year (29th in the league). Braves relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 90 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves have a total of 3,575 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,197 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 111 double plays. The Braves have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 10,725 innings, ranking them 26th in professional baseball.

Schwellenbach has thrown 87 innings and has totaled 102 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Schwellenbach (5-6 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.67 and he has faced 355 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.72 (36 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.069. He has surrendered 75 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 18 walks.

The Phillies have a team slugging % of .421 and they score 4.86 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have recorded 230 two-baggers, while taking a walk 438 times as well as putting up 651 runs. Philadelphia has 159 long balls on the year and 621 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,122 instances (17th in the league) and are sitting with 1,185 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated a team OBP of .327 as well as a team batting average of .258 for the season.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 540 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.69 (491 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 146 homers and they allow 4.06 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.206 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,179 strikeouts vs 358 bases on balls). They sit at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,086.

Sitting with 114 save situations, the Phillies have 65 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on relievers to enter the game in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 141 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of 111 inherited runners. They are ranked 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 425 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Phillies have 1,225 assists, 74 errors and have a total of 3,592 putouts during this campaign. In 10,776 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in MLB).

Nola (102-77 mark in his career) has earned a 3.68 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.20 and he has gone up against 6,492 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 649 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.133 and a FIP of 3.6. In his pro baseball career, Nola has surrendered 1,385 base hits while he has tallied 1,735 strikeouts in 1,587 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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