Atlanta Braves vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-120) Seattle (+102)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (16-13) will compete against the Atlanta Braves (19-8) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Braves at -120 while the Mariners are at +102. The betting total comes in at 7. The men taking the mound are Chris Sale and Emerson Hancock.

The Braves have accounted for 69 doubles as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta is slugging .444 and have struck out 242 times, while taking a walk on 89 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have earned 144 runs batted in in addition to 256 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .272. They have accounted for 150 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .342.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Braves pitchers have relinquished 25 home runs and also 104 total runs (4th in baseball). Atlanta has given up 210 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 97 earned runs. The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.58 this year (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 221 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 77 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a team on the year.

Braves relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 22 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 16 holds this season (14th in baseball). The Braves relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. They have compiled 8 saves this year and have blown 4 of 12 save chances. The relievers have inherited 24 runners so far this year and 25.0% of those players earned a run for their team. The Braves have dispatched 86 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Atlanta Braves have 732 putouts for the season, in addition to 289 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .992 which has them ranked 2nd in the majors, and have a total of 29 double plays. The Braves have turned 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,196 innings, which ranks them 6th in pro baseball.

Sale has taken the mound for 704 innings and is sitting with 641 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.19 (328 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.286. He has surrendered 649 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 257 walks. Sale (41-49 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.39 and he has faced 2,983 batters during his time in the majors.

Seattle has hit 30 home runs this year as well as 103 RBIs. They have notched 28 doubles, while taking a walk 98 times and recording 106 runs. The Seattle Mariners hold an OBP of .296 and a batting average of .216 on the year. The Mariners have a SLG% of .353 and they tally 3.66 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 300 occasions (1st in baseball) and have earned a total of 203 base hits.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.027 and have a FIP of 3.46 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (274 strikeouts vs 67 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 198. They have allowed 30 home runs and they concede 3.31 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have relinquished 95 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.03 (87 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 8 save chances and they have come away with 7 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 87.5%, and they have dispatched 87 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 23 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 21.2% out of their 33 inherited base runners. Sitting with 23 save situations, the Mariners have earned 15 holds and 1 blown save.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 17 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (18th in MLB). The Mariners have recorded 216 assists, 16 errors and have notched a total of 775 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,325 innings on the field, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (3rd in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Hancock has surrendered 920 base hits while he has earned 1,198 strikeouts in 1,089 innings. Hancock (64-68 career record) is the owner of a 3.56 ERA while conceding 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 431 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.181 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.26 and he has gone up against 4,506 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+102)

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