New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Sportsnet New York

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (85-71) will take on the New York Mets (87-69) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be David Peterson and Chris Sale.

As a unit, the New York Mets are putting up 4.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB. They are sitting with 750 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. The Mets have tallied 275 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 202 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 718 RBI's and 1,318 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .248. New York has a slugging % of .420 and have been called out on strikes 1,330 times, while being walked on 503 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Mets pitchers have yielded 159 long balls and also 668 total runs (13th in MLB). New York has allowed 1,184 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 607 earned runs. The Mets have an ERA of 3.92 so far this season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,391 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 562 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a team on the season.

Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 153 times as well as having 172 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 96 holds on the season (8th in MLB). The Mets relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.9% and has entered the game in 161 save situations. They have accumulated 39 saves on the season and have blown 24 of their 63 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 204 base runners this season and 33.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Mets have sent 496 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Mets have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of 12,531 innings, ranking them 7th in baseball. The New York Mets have earned a total of 4,177 putouts this year, as well as 1,366 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which is 24th in baseball, and have a total of 124 double plays.

Peterson has pitched in 446 innings and has 456 punch outs thus far in his career. Peterson (27-24 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.09 and he has faced 1,924 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.15 (206 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.389. He has given up 426 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 194 free passes.

The Atlanta Braves have compiled a team OBP of .309 and a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 1,409 occasions (8th in MLB) and have totaled 1,288 hits. Atlanta has recorded 206 HRs so far this season as well as 654 runs batted in. The Braves have a team slugging % of .416 and they are scoring 4.37 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have tallied 265 two-baggers, while walking 464 times as well as scoring 682 runs.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.214 in addition to having a FIP of 3.46 as a squad so far this season. They sit at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,248. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 593 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.53 (545 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (1,493 strikeouts against 438 walks). They have relinquished 145 homers and they relinquish 3.84 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Braves have accrued 64 holds and also 20 blown saves. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 58 save opportunities and they have earned 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 143 times in high leverage situations in addition to 107 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.5% out of 149 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have sent 462 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season.

Out of their 12,504 innings played, the Braves hold a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (24th in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 127 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in the majors). The Braves have recorded 1,382 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 4,168 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Sale has conceded 1,590 hits while accumulating 2,414 strikeouts in 1,957 innings. Sale (138-83 career mark) has earned a 3.04 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 661 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.045 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.31 and he has gone up against 7,879 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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