Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, August 12, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (59-58) will take on the Atlanta Braves (60-54) at Oracle Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Chris Sale and Blake Snell.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 20th in baseball. They have accumulated 479 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .303. The Braves have accounted for 196 doubles as a squad and have knocked 142 balls out of the park. They have accrued 457 RBI's as well as 916 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .239. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 1,047 times, while taking a walk on 327 occasions.

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The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.68 so far this season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,050 batters. Braves pitchers have conceded 111 home runs and 446 runs in total (2nd in MLB). They have walked 332 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.66 as a team so far this year. Atlanta has yielded 916 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 414 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.16 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Braves bullpen have a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 82 save situations. The relievers have inherited 107 runners so far this year with 29.9% of those players ended up scoring. Braves relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 76 times as well as having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 334 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have 42 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). They have compiled 28 saves this year and have blown 12 of their 40 save opportunities.

The Braves have transformed 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,114 innings, which ranks them 25th in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 3,038 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,024 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 4th in the majors, and have accumulated 93 double plays.

Sale has pitched in 1,907 innings and has 2,354 punch outs during his career. Sale (133-83 career record) has a FIP of 3.04 while he has gone up against 7,683 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.08 (653 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.045. He has given up 1,547 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 446 walks.

San Francisco has tallied 124 HRs on the campaign to go along with 495 RBIs. They have notched 200 doubles, while taking a walk 381 times as well as putting up 520 runs. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .245 this season. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .401 and they are earning 4.44 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,003 occasions (11th in the league) and have earned 970 hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.317 with a FIP of 3.95 as a unit for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (1,010 strikeouts vs 361 bases on balls). They rank 26th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 996. They have yielded 120 home runs and they surrender 4.60 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 527 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.31 (493 earned runs conceded).

San Francisco has called on relievers to take the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. They rank 24th in baseball with a save rate of 56.1%, and they have sent 408 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 93 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% of 135 inherited runners. With 120 save situations, the Giants have 77 holds and 18 blown saves.

In 9,276 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (28th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 106 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Giants have 1,161 assists, 62 errors and have a tally of 3,092 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Snell has surrendered 819 hits while he has accumulated 1,303 strikeouts in 1,054 frames. He has allowed 383 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.228 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and he has gone up against 4,374 batters during his career. Snell (73-58 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.27 ERA and has allowed 7.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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