Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (79-67) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (87-59) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Landon Knack and Spencer Schwellenbach.

The Dodgers have recorded 261 doubles as a team and have hit 204 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .440 and have struck out 1,219 times, while drawing a walk on 532 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 710 RBI's and 1,264 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .254. They have accumulated 730 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .331.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 182 home runs and also 618 runs in total (11th in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 1,152 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 562 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team ERA of 3.88 this season (11th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,242 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 444 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.23 as a unit on the season.

The Dodgers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 62.2% and stepped onto the hill in 174 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 150 runners on the season and 31.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 111 times and also have had 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 501 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have tallied 97 holds for the year (3rd in MLB). They have compiled 46 saves over the course of the season and have blown 28 out of their 74 save chances.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 3,914 putouts this year, as well as 1,238 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which ranks 14th in the majors, and have 110 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,742 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 3rd in professional baseball.

Knack has thrown 54 innings and has earned 52 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.00 (18 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.963. He has conceded 39 hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has 13 free passes. Knack (2-3 career record) sits with a FIP of 2.96 while he has gone up against 217 opposing hitters in the majors.

Atlanta has hit 186 HRs on the season as well as 595 RBIs. They have hit 245 two-baggers, while walking 428 times as well as recording 623 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for an on-base percentage of .306 as well as a team batting average of .240 so far this year. The Braves have a team SLG% of .408 and they score 4.27 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have struck out on 1,329 occasions (8th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,185 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 552 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.50 (506 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 134 home runs and they relinquish 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.213 with a FIP of 3.45 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (1,398 strikeouts against 405 bases on balls). They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,173.

Atlanta has had relief pitchers take the mound in 55 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball with a save rate of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 429 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations and on 100 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of their 134 inherited runners. With 114 save situations, the Braves have 59 holds and 18 blown saves.

In their 11,712 innings on the diamond, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (24th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 120 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,295 assists, 62 errors and have earned 3,904 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Schwellenbach has surrendered 90 hits while tallying 107 K's in 97 innings. Schwellenbach (5-7 career mark) holds a 3.80 earned run average and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 41 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.121 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.63 and he has faced 401 hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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