San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (46-36) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (41-44) at Truist Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jordan Hicks and Reynaldo Lopez.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They have racked up 380 runs and have an on-base percentage of .317. The Giants have earned 141 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. They have tallied 365 RBI's in addition to 713 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .247. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been rung up 689 times, while being walked on 281 occasions.

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The Giants have an ERA of 4.50 so far this year (25th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 719 hitters. Giants pitchers have relinquished 84 home runs in addition to 409 runs in total (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 264 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a squad so far this year. San Francisco has allowed 756 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 376 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36.

Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 73 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 50 holds on the year (8th in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 53.6% and has entered the game in 79 save situations. They have earned 15 saves on the year and have missed out on 13 of their 28 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 runners on the campaign and 39.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Giants have sent 302 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Giants have transformed 67.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,765 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 2,255 putouts this season, as well as 859 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 18th in MLB, and they have turned 78 double plays.

Hicks has taken the hill for 328 innings and has totaled 331 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.73 (136 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.298. He has allowed 260 base hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 166 walks. Hicks (15-25 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.67 while he has faced 1,404 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Atlanta Braves have compiled an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a batting average of .243 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 721 occasions (12th in the league) and have a total of 672 base knocks. Atlanta is sitting with 89 home runs on the year to go along with 335 runs batted in. The Braves hold a team slugging % of .401 and they average 4.32 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have hit 156 doubles, while walking 239 times as well as putting up 354 runs.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.201 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.50 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (735 strikeouts against 238 bases on balls). They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 634. They have relinquished 69 home runs and they concede 3.73 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 301 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.50 (282 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of 68 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 76 times in high leverage situations and also on 52 occasions with runners on. With 70 save situations, the Braves have 36 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save percentage of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 241 relievers to the mound on the year. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in pro baseball). The Braves have recorded 757 assists, 32 errors and have notched a total of 2,178 putouts this season. In 6,534 innings played, the Braves hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in pro baseball).

Lopez (45-51 mark in his career) holds a 4.04 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.53 and he has gone up against 3,207 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 341 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and having a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Lopez has allowed 696 base hits and he has 698 K's in 759 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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