Phillies at Braves 9/19/19 – MLB Pick
The Phillies really seem to have piddled away the off season acquisitions they made this year as the team has started to fall back further in the standings and now have to face the very good Braves team. To make it even worse for the Phillies is they are facing the Braves at home and this year the Phillies have not really been able to pull themselves to the five hundred mark when playing on the road. That could make this game very difficult for the Phillies to pull out the win as the Braves are actually coming into this game sitting 18 games over the five hundred mark when playing at home and have proven to be very difficult to beat at home this season.
Philadelphia Phillies Preview
The Phillies have managed to hit at a clip of .247 on the year with 1267 hits on the year. The Phillies have ended up scoring a total of 724 run with 198 homers on the year. Bryce Harper has managed to lead the Phillies offensively with 31 homers and 102 RBIs brought home, but has hit at a clip of .255 this year. Cesar Hernandez is the leading hitter for the Phillies with a .282 average.
The Phillies are entering this game with a decent pitching staff that has a team ERA that sits at 4.54 on the year so far. The Phillies have kept the opponents to an average of .262 on the year so far. The Phillies have been decent at striking out the batters with 1271 strikeouts, but have walked 504 batters on the year. Aaron Nola is the starting pitcher the Phillies are looking to put on the mound to start this game. He has done decent for the Phillies with a 12-5 record and a 3.62 ERA. Nola has ended up throwing a total of 191.2 innings on the year with 216 strikeouts, but has walked only 74 batters and allowed 162 hits.
Atlanta Braves Preview
With the Braves the team has been able to hit at a clip of .259 this year while recording a total of 1352 hits. For the Braves the team has scored a total of 810 runs on the year with 237 homers on the year. The Braves have relied on Ronald Acuna Jr. to lead them in power with a total of 39 homers this year. Freddie Freeman has hit at a clip of .301 this year and has brought home 117 runs with 38 homers on the year.
Pitching for the Braves has led to the team getting an ERA of 4.22 on the year so far. The Braves have ended up keeping the opponents hitting to a clip of .256 on the year. The Braves have struck out a total of 1300 batters this year with 532 walks on the year so far. Mike Soroka is the pitcher the Braves are putting onto the mound in this game. He has managed to get a 12-4 record and a 2.57 ERA on the year. Soroka has ended up throwing 164.2 innings on the year with 130 strikeouts, but has walked only 39 batters and allowed 141 hits.
Phillies vs Braves Line: Atlanta Braves -133 O/U 8.5
My FREE MLB Pick: Atlanta Braves -133 (Under 8.5)
The Braves are a team that has played decent at home and with Soroka coming to the mound will really have a good chance of winning this game. The Phillies are countering with Nola on the mound and he is good, but the Braves have a lot more power in their lineup compared to the Phillies and that allows the offense of the Braves to bring out a win in this game, but it will be a lot closer than what is expected as the Phillies with Nola on the mound have been very good. Final Score, Atlanta Braves win on the under 4-2.
