Giants at Braves 9/21/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 09/20/2019 at 9:10 PM ET

The Atlanta Braves remain at home on Saturday to continue their series against the San Francisco Giants. The Braves are the leaders of the NL East and entered the weekend with 94 wins. Atlanta has won five of their last ten games and beat the Phillies on Thursday. The Braves carry a 48-30 home field record. 

Max Fried will make his 30th start on the mound for the Braves. Fried is 16-6 on the season with 156 innings pitched. Fried has 166 strikeouts, 46 walks, and carries a 4.25 ERA. Fried pitched just 2.1 innings in his last outing allowing 5 runs on 6 hits. 

The San Francisco Giants are the 3rd place team in the NL West with 74 wins entering the weekend. The Giants have won five of their last ten games and lost to the Red Sox 5-4 on Thursday. San Francisco carries a winning 41-37 road record. The Giants average 4.3 runs per game which ranks 25th in the league. 

Johnny Cueto will make his 3rd start on the season. Cueto is 1-0 on the season with 10 innings pitched. Cueto has 6 strikeouts, 3 walks, and carries a 0.00 ERA.  Cueto pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing no runs on 3 hits. The Giants carry a 4.35 team ERA which ranks 15th in the league. 

Back the Giants on Saturday with Johnny Cueto getting the start. The Giants are 6-2 in Cuetos last 8 road starts. The Braves will cruise into the playoffs but they will be up for a tough test on Saturday. Back the road team in this game. Final Score Prediction, San Francisco Giants win 5-4. 

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