Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (40-68) are hitting the road to Truist Park on Friday where they will meet the Atlanta Braves (58-49). The starting pitchers will be Shaun Anderson and Spencer Schwellenbach.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. They have racked up 392 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .290. The Marlins have accumulated 152 doubles as a unit and have smacked 95 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 381 runs batted in and 867 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is .237. Miami has a slugging rate of .365 and have been called out on strikes 903 times, while being walked on 245 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.42 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.36. Marlins pitchers have given up 115 long balls and 536 runs (28th in the league). Miami has given up 936 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 480 earned runs. The Marlins have an ERA of 4.51 so far this year (26th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 897 batters. They have walked 371 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a team so far this season.

The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 51.3% and has come into the game in 90 save situations. The relievers have inherited 153 base runners so far this season with 35.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Marlins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 110 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have sent 374 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have accumulated 50 holds for the season (23rd in baseball). They have compiled 20 saves this year and have not converted 19 out of their 39 save opportunities.

The Marlins have transformed 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,625 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have accumulated 2,875 putouts thus far, as well as 993 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which puts them in 29th in the majors, and they have turned 79 double plays.

Anderson has taken the hill for 144 frames and has tallied 114 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 6.18 (99 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.714. He has surrendered 184 hits (11.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 63 free passes. Anderson (3-7 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.09 while he has gone up against 677 hitters in the majors.

Atlanta has accumulated 133 home runs so far this year as well as 433 runs batted in. They have notched 186 doubles, while taking a walk 302 times as well as scoring 455 runs. The Atlanta Braves have compiled an OBP of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .240 for the season. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .407 and they tally 4.25 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 971 instances (8th in MLB) and have totaled 865 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 396 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.47 (366 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 99 long balls and they surrender 3.75 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Braves have a WHIP of 1.189 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.56 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (971 strikeouts vs 298 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 831.

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 38 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. They sit at 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have sent 310 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations in addition to 67 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.7% of 88 inherited runners. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Braves have 39 holds and also 12 blown saves.

In their 8,547 innings played, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 87 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in baseball). The Braves have racked up 959 assists, 48 errors and have accumulated 2,849 putouts over the course of the season.

Schwellenbach (4-5 career record) has a 4.09 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 6.00 and he has faced 235 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 26 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.066 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Schwellenbach has allowed 51 base hits while he has totaled 60 strikeouts in 57 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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