Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (35-30) will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (32-36) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Zack Littell and Chris Sale.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 27th in MLB. They have racked up 263 runs and have an on-base percentage of .305. The Rays have hit 100 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 53 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 243 runs batted in and 527 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .232. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .353 and have been rung up 615 times, while taking a walk on 210 occasions.

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The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.38 this season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 587 hitters. Rays pitchers have conceded 91 long balls and 326 total runs (24th in baseball). They have walked 189 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a unit on the campaign. Tampa Bay has relinquished 594 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 299 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27.

The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.6% and has come into the game in 75 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 runners on the campaign with 32.1% of those runners crossed home plate. Rays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 55 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 228 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 40 holds this season (12th in MLB). They have recorded 20 saves so far this year and have missed out on 13 of their 33 chances to get a save.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 1,844 putouts thus far, in addition to 512 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 11th in the majors, and they have turned 45 double plays. The Rays have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 5,532 innings, which ranks them 17th in the majors.

Littell has taken the ball for 333 frames and has tallied 294 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.00 (148 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.281. He has surrendered 343 base knocks (9.3 hits per 9 innings) with 84 free passes. Littell (18-15 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 1,415 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Atlanta has tallied 66 home runs for the year to go along with 268 RBIs. They have recorded 127 two-baggers, while walking 191 times and earning 281 runs. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .242 for the season. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .396 and they tally 4.32 runs per game (16th in the league). They have struck out on 563 occasions (15th in MLB) and have totaled 533 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 256 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.70 (237 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 59 long balls and they concede 4.00 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 3.62 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (566 strikeouts vs 187 free passes). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 523.

With 60 save situations, the Braves have compiled 31 holds and also 11 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 29 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 61 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.8% of 58 inherited base runners. They are ranked 17th in baseball holding a save rate of 62.1%, and they have sent 194 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year.

In 5,184 innings on the field, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (23rd in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have turned 54 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (3rd in the majors). The Braves have accrued 598 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,728 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Sale has allowed 1,508 base knocks while totaling 2,281 strikeouts in 1,854 innings pitched. Sale (128-82 career mark) holds a 3.10 earned run average and has allowed 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 639 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.044 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.34 and he has faced 7,473 hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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