Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Bally Sports South

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (61-59) will compete against the Atlanta Braves (61-56) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Charlie Morton and Kyle Harrison.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,070 times, while taking a walk on 336 occasions. They have tallied 481 RBI's and 952 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .242. The Braves have recorded 201 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 153 balls out of the park. They have tallied 503 runs scored and have an OBP of .305. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in baseball.

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The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.78 so far this season (6th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,086 batters. Braves pitchers have given up 114 long balls in addition to 469 runs in total (4th in baseball). They have walked 342 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.65 as a team on the year. Atlanta has allowed 954 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 436 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Braves relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 78 times in addition to having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 43 holds for the season (29th in baseball). The Braves relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 67.4% and has come into the game in 86 save situations. They have 29 saves on the season and have blown 14 of their 43 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 110 base runners so far this season and 30.9% of them crossed the plate. The Braves have sent 344 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 3,113 putouts this year, in addition to 1,046 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 3rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 95 double plays. The Braves have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of 9,339 innings, which has them sitting 26th in the majors.

Morton has pitched in 2,074 frames and has racked up 1,992 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.03 (928 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.306. He has surrendered 1,944 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 765 walks. Morton (136-120 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.97 and he has faced 8,886 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

San Francisco has 124 home runs for the season and 505 RBIs. They have 203 two-baggers, while walking 393 times and putting up 530 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .244 on the year. The Giants have a SLG% of .398 and they are scoring 4.42 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,022 occasions (13th in the league) and have tallied 987 hits.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.310 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,039 strikeouts vs 370 free passes). They are sitting at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,015. They have given up 122 homers and they surrender 4.55 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 535 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.27 (501 earned runs relinquished).

San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.5% out of 138 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 112 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Giants have accrued 78 holds and 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 416 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. San Francisco has had relievers enter the game in 42 save chances and they have tallied 24 saves.

Out of their 9,519 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (28th in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 107 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Giants have recorded 1,183 assists, 66 errors and have accounted for 3,173 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Harrison has conceded 132 base knocks and he has 132 strikeouts in 140 innings. He has allowed 64 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.262 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 595 opposing batters in his career. Harrison (7-6 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.11 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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