I’m back and moving over to the baseball diamond to make a pick for a MLB game. This evening the Atlanta Braves travel to take on the Giants in San Francisco in the 1st game of a 4 game set.
Atlanta Braves (23-23) @ San Francisco Giants (28-20)
Overview: The Atlanta Braves avoided a 3 game sweep by the Dodgers with a 3-2 win in Los Angeles yesterday. They are now 23-23 on the season. They have won 8 of their last 12 games. They are currently in 3rd place in the NL East, 4.5 games behind the division-leading Washington Nationals. As a team the Braves are batting .249, 17th in the majors. They have scored 185 runs, 20th in the majors. Right-fielder Nick Markakis leads the team in batting average with a .312 average, leads the team in on-base percentage with .400, and leads the team in hits with 53. He has no home runs, 13 runs batted in, and has scored 20 runs. He has walked 24 times and struck out 28 times. He has 1 stolen base on the season. Left-fielder Kelly Johnson leads the team in home runs with 6. He is batting .259. He has 18 runs batted in and has scored 11 runs. He’s walked 6 times and struck out 14 times. 1st baseman Freddie Freeman leads the team in runs batted in with 23 rbis. He is batting .290. He has 5 home runs, 23 runs batted in, and has scored 27 runs. He has walked 19 times and struck out 46 times. He has 1 stolen base. Right-handed starter Shelby Miller leads the team in wins with 5, leads the team in era with an era of 1.50, and leads the team in strikeouts with 48 k’s. He only has 1 loss on the season. He’s made 9 starts thus far. He’s walked 18 batters. He’s thrown 60 innings. Right-handed starter Julio Teheran has a 4-2 record with a 4.91 era. He also has 48 strikeouts. He’s made 10 starts thus far. He’s walked 22 batters. He’s thrown 55 innings. Left-handed starter Alex Wood has a 3-2 record with a 3.50 era. He has 38 strikeouts. He’s made 9 starts thus far. He’s walked 18 batters. He’s thrown 54 innings. Right-handed closer Jason Grilli leads the team in saves with 14. The San Franciso Giants completed a 3 game sweep of the Brewers with a 3-1 win in Milwaukee yesterday. They are 28-20 on the season. They have won 3 in a row and 11 of their last 12 games. They are currently in 2nd place in the NL West, 1 game behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. As a team the Giants are batting .274, 3rd in the majors. They have scored 198 runs, 15th in the majors. Left-fielder Nori Aoki leads the team in batting average with a .322 average, leads the team in on-base percentage with .396, and leads the team in hits with 58. He has 2 home runs, 15 runs batted in, and has scored 21 runs. He’s walked 20 times and struck out 14 times. He has 11 stolen bases on the season. Catcher Buster Posey lead the team in home runs with 7. He is batting .303. He has 24 runs batted in and has scored 21 runs. He’s walked 20 times and struck out 17 times. Shortstop Brandon Crawford leads the team in runs batted in with 31 rbis. He is batting .291. He has 6 home runs and has scored 25 runs. He’s walked 15 times and struck out 34 times. He has 2 stolen bases on the season. Left-handed Madison Bumgarner leads the team in wins with 6 and leads the team in strikeouts with 55 k’s. He has 2 losses on the season. He’s made 10 starts thus far. He’s walked 12 batters. He’s thrown 63 innings. Right-handed Tim Lincecum leads team in era with a 2.56 era. He’s 5-2 on the season with 40 strikeouts. He’s made 9 starts thus far. He’s walked 24 batters. He’s thrown 52.2 innings. Right-handed closer Santiago Casilla leads the team in saves with 14.
Tonight’s starters are right-handed Shelby Miller (5-1) for Braves and right-handed Chris Heston (4-3) for the Giants.
Tonight is the first of 7 meetings this season between the Braves and Giants. Atlanta is 11-13 on the road this season. San Francisco is 14-9 at home this season.
Prediction: Looking at the pitching match-up makes me want to pick the Braves rather quickly. However, the Giants have been on a roll lately and they are starting to look like the team that won the World Series last season. Hard to pick against them at this moment. Play: Giants -140 (Bet365)
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