Cleveland Guardians vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+176) Atlanta (-210)

The Cleveland Guardians (17-7) are en route to Truist Park on Friday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (17-6). The odds on this game have Cleveland at +176 while Atlanta is opening at -210. The over/under is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Allen and Chris Sale.

The Guardians have earned 46 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 23 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland is slugging .402 and have been called out on strikes 182 times, while drawing a walk on 65 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 6th in baseball. They have 116 RBI's as well as 207 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .252. They have notched a total of 128 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .320.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Guardians pitchers have conceded 22 home runs and 81 total runs (2nd in baseball). Cleveland has surrendered 180 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 76 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.15 over the course of the season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 229 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 86 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.69 as a unit for the season.

Guardians pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 23 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 20 holds so far this year (2nd in MLB). The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 72.7% and has entered the game in 31 save situations. They have recorded 8 saves this season and have not converted 3 out of their 11 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 30 base runners on the campaign and 23.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The Guardians have dispatched 94 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 651 putouts thus far, in addition to 203 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 10th in the majors, and have a total of 18 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,953 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in professional baseball.

Allen (5-11 career record) holds a FIP of 5.43 and he has gone up against 468 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 122 hits (10.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 44 walks. His ERA is 5.54 (64 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.596. Allen has taken the mound for 104 innings and has accounted for 73 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Atlanta has accounted for 28 home runs so far this season to go along with 131 RBIs. They have notched 59 doubles, while taking a walk 81 times and putting up 137 runs. The Atlanta Braves have compiled a team on-base percentage of .355 and a team batting average of .283 so far this season. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .468 and they score 5.96 runs per outing (1st in MLB). They have struck out on 195 occasions (20th in baseball) and have notched a total of 229 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 93 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.80 (87 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 23 long balls and they relinquish 4.06 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.204 and have a FIP of 3.82 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (186 strikeouts vs 65 free passes). They sit at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 183.

Sitting with 25 save situations, the Braves have earned 14 holds and 3 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the game in 11 save opportunities and they have converted 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 23 times in high leverage situations and also on 19 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 22.7% out of their 22 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 73 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

In 1,854 innings played, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (9th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (1st in pro baseball). The Braves have 243 assists, 7 errors and have earned 618 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Sale has surrendered 1,469 hits while accumulating 2,216 punch outs in 1,805 innings. He has surrendered 626 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.047 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.25 and he has faced 7,275 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Sale (122-81 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.12 earned run average and has given up 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+176)

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