Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, MLB Predictions for 07/08/2024, Best Bets and Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday July 8, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Atlanta Braves (48-39) will travel to Chase Field on Monday to face the Arizona Diamondbacks (44-45). The starting pitchers are Chris Sale and Zac Gallen.

The Atlanta Braves have a .402 slugging percentage and have struck out 773 times, while drawing a walk 248 times. They have 353 RBIs on 710 hits on the season, while their batting average is .242. The Braves have racked up 165 double-baggers as a team and have hit 96 balls out of the ballpark. They have scored 373 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are producing 4.3 runs per game, which ranks 15th in MLB.

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Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 3.14 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.20. The Braves have allowed 76 home runs and 320 total runs (1st in baseball). Atlanta has allowed 675 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 297 earned runs. The Braves have an ERA of 3.47 this season (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 785 batters. They have allowed 250 walks and their FIP stands at 3.54 as a unit on the season.

Braves relief pitchers have a 68.6% save percentage and have appeared in 73 save situations. Relief pitchers have had 73 runners on base so far this season and 30.1% of those players have ended up scoring. Braves relief pitchers have appeared in the contest with opponents on base 55 times and have had 78 appearances in high-leverage situations. The Braves have sent 255 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Relief pitchers have recorded 38 holds this season (25th in baseball). They have recorded 24 saves this season and have blown 11 of their 35 save chances.

The Atlanta Braves have 2,313 putouts on the campaign, along with 802 walks and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is .988, which ranks first in baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Braves have turned 69.6 percent of balls in play into outs over 6,939 innings of play, which ranks 19th in the major leagues.

Sale has pitched 1,879 innings and has 2,316 strikeouts in his career. Sale (131-83 in his career) has a 3.04 FIP and has faced 7,565 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.09 (644 ER allowed) and he has a 1.041 WHIP. He has allowed 1,521 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 435 walks.

The Diamondbacks have a .409 slugging percentage and a 4.89 runs per game average (7th in baseball). They have hit 154 doubles, allowed 290 walks and scored 435 runs. Arizona has hit 93 home runs this year, along with 415 RBIs. They have been shut down 701 times (23rd in baseball) and have had 766 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a .325 on-base percentage and a .254 batting average so far this year.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.367 while having a FIP of 4.35 as a team on the season. They are ranked 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 810. Arizona’s pitching staff has allowed 435 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.70 (411 earned runs allowed). They have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 7.40 (652 strikeouts to 266 walks). They have allowed 103 home runs and are allowing 4.97 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

With 74 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 38 holds and 15 blown saves. Arizona has had relievers on the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have come away with 19 saves. Their relievers have stepped on the mound 84 times in high-leverage situations and 86 times with runners on the field. Arizona relievers have an inherited scoring percentage of 42.7% on 117 inherited runners. They rank 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have sent 287 pitchers out of the bullpen so far this season.

In 7,089 innings played, the Diamondbacks have a fielding efficiency of 68.6% (27th in professional baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 86 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have accumulated 820 assists, 39 errors and have made a total of 2,363 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Gallen has allowed 590 hits and 800 strikeouts in 734 innings. He has allowed 261 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.107 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.59 and has faced 2,979 opposing batters in his MLB career. Gallen (career win-loss record of 45-35) has a 3.20 ERA while allowing 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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