Cleveland Guardians vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+145) Atlanta (-175)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (18-6) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (18-8) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at +145 and the Braves are coming in at -175. The total is 9.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Tanner Bibee and Charlie Morton.

The Guardians have accumulated 48 doubles as a unit and have knocked 26 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 193 times, while being walked on 72 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 5.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have 123 runs batted in and 220 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is .249. They have racked up 136 runs while holding a team OBP of .319.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Guardians pitchers have yielded 23 home runs and 91 total runs (3rd in baseball). Cleveland has yielded 198 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 86 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team earned run average of 3.31 this season (6th in baseball), and they have rung up 250 batters. They have walked 92 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.61 as a team so far this season.

The Guardians have sent 102 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 base runners over the course of the season and 23.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 9 saves so far this year and have not converted 3 of their 12 save chances. The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 36 save situations. The relievers have earned 23 holds for the season (1st in the league). Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 26 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,106 innings on the diamond, ranking them 17th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 702 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 222 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 20 double plays.

Bibee (88-94 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.61 and he has faced 6,552 batters in the majors. He has allowed 1,542 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 435 walks. His earned run average is 3.86 (669 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.269. Bibee has pitched in 1,558 innings and is sitting with 1,621 K's thus far in his career.

Atlanta has accumulated 29 HRs so far this year as well as 137 RBIs. They have hit 62 doubles, while getting a free base 85 times and recording 143 runs. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an on-base percentage of .356 in addition to a team batting average of .282 this season. The Braves hold a slugging % of .467 and they are recording 5.96 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been rung up on 204 occasions (22nd in the league) and have earned a total of 237 base hits.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.181 in addition to having a FIP of 3.75 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 188. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 95 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.73 (89 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (195 strikeouts against 66 walks). They have surrendered 24 long balls and they surrender 3.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 11 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves. They rank 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have sent 76 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 23 times in high leverage situations and on 20 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 24 inherited runners. Sitting with 25 save situations, the Braves have amassed 14 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

In 1,935 innings on the field, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (8th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 25 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in the majors). The Braves have recorded 251 assists, 8 errors and are sitting with 645 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Morton has surrendered 529 base hits and he has 409 strikeouts in 508 innings. He has allowed 275 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.388 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and he has gone up against 2,183 opposing batters in his MLB career. Morton (30-29 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.87 earned run average and has allowed 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+145)

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