New York Mets at Atlanta Braves 9/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/29/2022 at 11:02 PM ET
On Friday, the New York Mets open a very important three game series on the road against the Atlanta Braves. New York is 98-58 following its 5-4 victory over Miami on Wednesday. New York has won nine of the last 12 and the Mets hold a slim one-game lead over Atlanta in the National League East with six games remaining on the regular season schedule, of which three will be played on the road against the Braves.
Second baseman Jeff McNeil is batting .320 to lead New York and has a team-high .377 on base percentage. First baseman Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with 40 and RBIs with 131, while shortstop Francisco Lindor is the leader in hits with 166. On Friday, the New York Mets will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The right-hander is 15-8 with a 3.27 ERA, 167 Ks and 46 BBs.
Atlanta dropped to 97-59 following its 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. Atlanta managed only six hits versus Washington and the Braves committed a pair of errors which resulted in two unearned runs in the loss. Atlanta is second in the NL East, but the Braves have qualified for the postseason and our first in the NL wildcard chase.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson is batting .276 to lead Atlanta and has a team-high 171 hits. The third baseman Austin Riley is the leader in home runs with 37, while first baseman Matt Olson is the leader in RBIs with 96 and right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr is the leader in on-base percentage .352. On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will send Max Fried to the mound. The lefthander is 13-7 with a 2.50 ERA, 167 Ks and 37 BBs.
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New York starter Chris Bassitt has had two consecutive strong outings allowing two runs on nine hits across 14 innings. Atlanta starting pitcher Max Fried has had four consecutive strong starts allowing five runs on 14 hits across 22 innings. Therefore, the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed 11 of the Braves last 16 and in each of Atlanta’s last five played at home. Final Score Prediction, New York Mets win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.
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