Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Bally Sports South

The San Francisco Giants (61-61) will compete against the Atlanta Braves (63-56) at Oracle Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Max Fried and Logan Webb.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in the league. They have notched a total of 508 runs and hold an OBP of .304. The Braves have compiled 203 doubles as a team and have smacked 155 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 486 RBI's as well as 966 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .241. Atlanta is slugging .413 and have been rung up 1,097 times, while drawing a walk on 341 occasions.

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The Braves have an ERA of 3.73 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,113 hitters. Braves pitchers have allowed 115 long balls in addition to 472 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 344 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.61 as a unit over the course of the season. Atlanta has given up 964 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 438 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.24 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Braves have sent 350 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 110 base runners on the season and 30.9% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 30 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 45 save chances. The Braves relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 89 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 44 holds this year (29th in MLB). Braves relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 79 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves have accumulated 3,173 putouts this season, in addition to 1,063 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 4th in MLB, and they have turned 96 double plays. The Braves have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,519 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball.

Fried has pitched in 825 innings and has accumulated 807 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Fried (69-32 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.06 while he has faced 3,385 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.11 (285 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.175. He has given up 739 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 231 walks.

San Francisco has tallied 125 home runs so far this year and 507 runs batted in. They have put up 204 doubles, while taking a walk 395 times as well as putting up 533 runs. The San Francisco Giants hold a team OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .242 so far this season. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .395 and they are scoring 4.37 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,049 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 997 base hits.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.303 with a FIP of 3.90 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,066 strikeouts against 375 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,029. They have yielded 124 homers and they relinquish 4.51 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 540 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.21 (504 earned runs given up).

San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 42 save chances and they have tallied 24 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 424 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have come in 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with base runners. San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.0% out of 140 inherited base runners. With 122 save situations, the Giants have earned 78 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In 9,699 innings on the field, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (28th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 107 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (16th in the majors). The Giants have racked up 1,196 assists, 67 errors and have 3,233 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Webb has given up 764 base hits and he has 731 strikeouts in 807 innings pitched. He has conceded 304 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.187 and having a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.77 and he has faced 3,301 batters thus far in his career. Webb (52-40 career win-loss record) holds a 3.39 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Francisco

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