Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/13/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+120) Atlanta (-182)

Truist Park is the site where Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves (4-5, 2nd in NL East) will take on the Miami Marlins (2-6, 4th in NL East) on Tuesday. The Marlins open this contest at +120 while the Braves are coming in at -182. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Pablo Lopez and Max Fried.

The Marlins have tallied 13 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 3 baseballs out of the park. Miami has a slugging percentage of .314 and have been called out on strikes 73 times, while drawing a walk on 25 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are compiling 3.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 28th in the league. They have earned 21 runs batted in and 55 hits for the season, and their team batting average is at .213. They have accumulated 24 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .286.

The Marlins have an earned run average of 3.67 so far this year (11th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 79 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.11. Marlins pitchers have allowed 10 home runs in addition to 32 runs in total (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 28 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a team on the season.

The Marlins have sent 32 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 5 base runners on the year and 60.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 1 save this year and have blown 3 of 4 chances to get a save. The Marlins bullpen have recorded a save rate of 25.0% and has come into the game in 10 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 6 holds on the campaign (8th in the league). Marlins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 3 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations.

Lopez has taken the ball for 239 frames and has accounted for 210 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.33 (115 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.209. He has allowed 222 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 67 free passes. Lopez (13-17 career record) has a FIP of 4.01 while he has gone up against 998 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Atlanta has accounted for 14 home runs on the season and 34 runs batted in. They have hit 16 doubles, while taking a walk 21 times and putting up 36 runs. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .269 in addition to a batting average of .214 on the season. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .418 and they are earning 4.00 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have been rung up on 84 instances (17th in the league) and have accounted for 61 hits.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.40 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.42 (89 strikeouts vs 26 walks). They come in at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 66. They have given up 8 homers and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 33 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.64 (30 earned runs conceded).

Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 4 save chances and they have recorded 3 saves. They are ranked 6th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 33 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 20 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 0% out of their 8 inherited base runners. With 9 save situations, the Braves have earned 5 holds and 1 blown save.

So far in his career, Fried has surrendered 286 base knocks while he has accumulated 300 K's in 288 innings. He has allowed a total of 117 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.342 and a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and he has gone up against 1,228 opposing batters during his MLB career. Fried (26-11 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.65 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami (+120) and over 7.5 runs

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