Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (15-6) will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (6-18) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Kyle Tyler and Reynaldo Lopez.

The Marlins have earned 27 doubles as a team and have hit 19 balls out of the park. Miami has a slugging % of .328 and have been called out on strikes 191 times, while being walked on 59 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are notching 3.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 25th in the league. They have earned 83 runs batted in and 178 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .221. They have earned a total of 85 runs while having a team OBP of .279.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Marlins pitchers have yielded 23 home runs and 126 runs in total (29th in MLB). Miami has conceded 215 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 113 earned runs. The Marlins have an ERA of 4.77 for the year (27th in the league), and they have rung up 212 hitters. They have walked 106 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.21 as a team on the season.

The Marlins relief pitchers have a save rate of 36.4% and has entered the game in 26 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 36 runners this year with 33.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Marlins pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 21 times and also have had 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have sent 77 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have notched 15 holds on the season (8th in the league). They have tallied 4 saves on the season and have blown 7 of their 11 save chances.

The Marlins have turned 66.3% of balls in play into outs in their 1,917 innings, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 639 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 219 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which has them sitting 24th in the majors, and have accumulated 22 double plays.

Tyler has taken the ball for 16 frames and has tallied 8 punch outs in his career. Tyler (1-0 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.63 while he has faced 66 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.20 (4 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.041. He has surrendered 10 base knocks (5.5 hits per 9 innings) with 7 walks.

The Braves hold a team slugging % of .470 and they have an average of 6.10 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have put up 53 two-baggers, while taking a walk 75 times and putting up 128 runs. Atlanta has a total of 27 home runs for the season as well as 123 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 179 instances (21st in MLB) and have totaled 209 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for an on-base percentage of .353 in addition to a team batting average of .282 this year.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.257 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (171 strikeouts vs 62 walks). They are currently ranked 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 173. They have conceded 22 dingers and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 90 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.09 (85 earned runs yielded).

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 70 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 20 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.7% out of their 22 inherited base runners. With 23 save situations, the Braves have earned 13 holds and also 2 blown saves.

Out of their 1,683 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 21 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .994 (1st in professional baseball). The Braves have accrued 210 assists, 5 errors and have accumulated 561 putouts on the campaign.

Lopez (41-49 career win-loss record) has a 4.22 earned run average and has surrendered 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.49 and he has gone up against 2,959 opposing hitters in his career. He has surrendered 327 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.291 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Lopez has given up 646 base hits while he has tallied 635 punch outs in 697 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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