Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
Date: Monday, May 23, 2022
Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA
TV: Bally Sports South
Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (19-21) will meet the Philadelphia Phillies (18-22) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zack Wheeler and Tucker Davidson.
Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .413 and have struck out 354 times, while being walked on 112 occasions. They have amassed 171 RBI's and 333 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .248. The Phillies have tallied 68 doubles as a team and have hit 47 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 180 runs while holding a team OBP of .309. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in MLB.
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The Phillies are sitting with a team ERA of 3.98 this season (22nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 357 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 130 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.54 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28. Phillies pitchers have conceded 32 long balls in addition to 170 total runs (21st in baseball).
The Phillies relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 37 save situations. The relievers have inherited 76 base runners over the course of the season and 35.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Phillies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 46 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 138 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 23 holds this season (17th in baseball). They have recorded 10 saves for the year and have blown 4 of 14 chances to save the game.
The Phillies have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs in their 3,183 innings, which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 1,061 putouts this season, in addition to 345 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 19th in professional baseball, and have 31 double plays.
Wheeler has pitched in 1,072 innings and has earned 1,067 K's during his career. Wheeler (64-53 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.42 while he has faced 4,478 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.51 (418 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.224. He has surrendered 970 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 342 free passes.
The Braves hold a slugging % of .395 and they average 4.10 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have put up 67 doubles, while walking 130 times and racking up 164 runs. Atlanta is sitting with 52 home runs so far this season to go along with 153 runs batted in. They have struck out on 387 instances (3rd in baseball) and have totaled 298 hits. The Atlanta Braves have earned a team OBP of .299 as well as a team batting average of .225 this season.
The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 174 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.85 (152 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 29 dingers and they surrender 4.41 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.270 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.42 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.57 (370 strikeouts vs 144 free passes). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 307.
Atlanta has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. They sit at 24th in the league holding a save rate of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 132 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of their 66 inherited base runners. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Braves have earned 26 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.
In 3,195 innings on the field, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (22nd in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 27 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 343 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 1,065 putouts this season.
Davidson (1-1 record in his career) holds a 4.60 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.47 and he has gone up against 133 hitters in his career. He has conceded 15 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.466 and a FIP of 5.1. Thus far in his career, Davidson has surrendered 26 base hits while he has earned 25 strikeouts in 29 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia
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