Atlanta Braves at New York Mets 7/28/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/27/2021 at 8:50 PM ET

The Atlanta Braves play the fourth game of a five-game series on the road  Wednesday against the New York Mets. Atlanta is 49-51 following a split of a doubleheader with the Mets on Monday. Atlanta won the opening game of the doubleheader 2-0, but lost the second 1-0. The Braves are third in the National League East five Games behind the first-place Mets.

Freddie Freeman is batting .291 to lead Atlanta and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with 23, hits with 107 and on-base percentage at .394. Ozzie Albies is the leader in RBIs with 66. On Wednesday, Atlanta will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 7-6 with an ERA of 4.46, 85 Ks and 30 BBs.

New York is 53-45 following the split of a doubleheader on Monday with Atlanta. Jeff McNeil had an RBI double for New York in the fifth inning of the second game on Monday for the only run of the game. New York has won four of the last six and the Mets hold a 3 ½-game lead in the NFL East over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies.

Pete Alonso is batting .259 to lead New York and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with 22, RBIs with 59, hits with 82 and on-base percentage at .336. New York has hit 107 home runs in 98 games. On Wednesday, New York will send Tylor Megill to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.10, 33 Ks and 10 BBs.

Although the UNDER is a solid choice here, the play is New York. New York has won 25 of its last 37 at home and the Mets have won 17 of the last 25 at home against the team with a losing record. Atlanta starting pitcher Max Fried was roughed up last timeout allowing four runs on six hits in just five innings while walking four against Philadelphia. Final Score Prediction, New York Mets win 5-2.

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