New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, September 30, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The New York Mets (87-70) are en route to Truist Park on Monday where they will meet the Atlanta Braves (86-71). The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Quintana and Chris Sale.

New York has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been rung up 1,336 times, while being walked on 504 occasions. They have 719 RBI's in addition to 1,322 base knocks this season, while their batting average is at .247. The Mets have compiled 275 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 203 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 751 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in the league.

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The Mets hold a team earned run average of 3.93 so far this season (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,399 hitters. Mets pitchers have surrendered 161 home runs in addition to 673 total runs (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 564 opposing players and their FIP is 4.07 as a squad this year. New York has allowed 1,194 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 612 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.48 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 161 save situations. The relievers have inherited 204 base runners on the year and 33.8% of them crossed the plate. Mets pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 153 times as well as having 172 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 500 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 96 holds on the year (8th in MLB). They have earned 39 saves on the year and have blown 24 of 63 save opportunities.

The New York Mets have amassed 4,201 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,375 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 25th in MLB, and have earned 125 double plays. The Mets have transformed 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,603 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball.

Quintana has taken the ball for 1,964 innings and has totaled 1,718 K's in his career. Quintana (102-102 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.69 and he has faced 8,236 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.74 (817 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.276. He has surrendered 1,918 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 589 walks.

The Atlanta Braves have a team OBP of .309 in addition to a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,417 occasions (11th in baseball) and have 1,298 base hits. Atlanta has accumulated 208 long balls this year to go along with 659 runs batted in. The Braves have a SLG% of .417 and they score 4.38 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have recorded 267 doubles, while taking a walk 466 times and recording 687 runs.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 594 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.51 (546 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 146 homers and they concede 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.209 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (1,499 strikeouts vs 439 free passes). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,252.

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Braves have recorded 64 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 58 save opportunities and they have walked away with 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 143 times in high leverage situations in addition to 107 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.5% out of their 149 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 464 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 127 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in pro baseball). The Braves have 1,392 assists, 68 errors and have a total of 4,195 putouts so far this season. Out of their 12,585 innings on the field, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (24th in professional baseball).

Sale (138-83 career record) has earned a 3.04 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.31 and he has faced 7,879 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 661 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.045 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. So far in his MLB career, Sale has given up 1,590 base knocks and he has 2,414 strikeouts in 1,957 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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