Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (79-67) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (87-59) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jack Flaherty and Chris Sale.

The Dodgers have earned 261 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 204 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .440 and have been called out on strikes 1,219 times, while drawing a walk on 532 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 710 runs batted in in addition to 1,264 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. They have accumulated 730 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .331.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 182 home runs and 618 runs (11th in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 1,152 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 562 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 so far this season (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,242 batters. They have walked 444 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a unit for the season.

Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 111 times in addition to having 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 97 holds this year (3rd in the league). The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 62.2% and stepped onto the hill in 174 save situations. They have compiled 46 saves so far this season and have missed out on 28 of their 74 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 150 base runners over the course of the season with 31.3% of those players crossed home plate. The Dodgers have sent 501 relievers to the mound this season.

The Dodgers have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 11,742 innings on the diamond, ranking them 3rd in the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 3,914 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,238 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 14th in baseball, and they have turned 110 double plays.

Flaherty has thrown 815 innings and has tallied 928 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.59 (325 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.175. He has conceded 675 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 283 walks. Flaherty (54-40 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.53 and he has faced 3,375 hitters in the major leagues.

Atlanta is sitting with 186 home runs on the year and 595 RBIs. They have recorded 245 doubles, while taking a walk 428 times as well as earning 623 runs. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .240 on the campaign. The Braves have a team SLG% of .408 and they tally 4.27 runs per game (18th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,329 occasions (8th in the league) and are sitting with 1,185 hits.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.213 with a FIP of 3.45 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.70 (1,398 strikeouts against 405 walks). They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,173. They have allowed 134 HR's and they yield 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 552 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.50 (506 earned runs yielded).

Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have converted 37 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 429 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 135 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% out of their 134 inherited base runners. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Braves have earned 59 holds and 18 blown saves.

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

Thus far in his career, Sale has given up 1,580 hits and he has 2,402 strikeouts in 1,946 innings pitched. Sale (136-83 mark in his career) has earned a 3.04 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 658 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.044 and having a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 5.33 and he has faced 7,835 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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