Milwaukee Brewers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (60-51) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (62-49) at Truist Park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Colin Rea and Chris Sale.

Milwaukee is slugging .399 and have been rung up 968 times, while taking a walk on 407 occasions. They have compiled 500 RBI's as well as 957 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .254. The Brewers have tallied 173 doubles as a team and have knocked 114 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 524 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.77 this season (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 886 batters. Brewers pitchers have relinquished 138 long balls in addition to 445 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 342 batters and their FIP sits at 4.38 as a team so far this season. Milwaukee has allowed 898 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 412 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

The Brewers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 71.4% and has entered the game in 103 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 155 runners on the year and 28.4% of them crossed home plate. Brewers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 105 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 360 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 54 holds this season (20th in the league). They have earned 35 saves this year and have not converted 14 of 49 save opportunities.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 2,953 putouts on the year, in addition to 968 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 12th in professional baseball, and have a total of 87 double plays. The Brewers have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,859 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in baseball.

Rea has taken the ball for 394 innings and has accounted for 321 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.41 (193 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.259. He has surrendered 366 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 130 walks. Rea (23-17 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.34 and he has gone up against 1,673 opposing batters in the majors.

Atlanta has accounted for 138 long balls so far this season as well as 445 RBIs. They have tallied 189 doubles, while taking a walk 316 times as well as scoring 467 runs. The Atlanta Braves have tallied a team OBP of .303 as well as a team batting average of .239 over the course of the season. The Braves hold a team SLG% of .406 and they earn 4.21 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,010 occasions (7th in baseball) and have 890 base knocks.

The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 412 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.48 (381 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 103 long balls and they allow 3.76 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.195 with a FIP of 3.56 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.30 (1,018 strikeouts against 313 walks). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 864.

Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.6% out of their 95 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 97 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Braves have tallied 42 holds and 12 blown saves. They are ranked 4th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 322 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 40 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in pro baseball). The Braves have 997 assists, 49 errors and have 2,957 putouts so far this year. In their 8,871 innings played, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in professional baseball).

Sale (133-83 career win-loss record) has a 3.08 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.28 and he has faced 7,658 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 651 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.042 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. Thus far in his career, Sale has given up 1,538 base hits while accumulating 2,344 strikeouts in 1,903 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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