Atlanta Braves (17-9) vs. New York Mets (15-11)
April 28, 2023 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: New York Mets +115 / Atlanta Braves -147; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets meet Friday in MLB action at Citi Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Atlanta Braves have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Braves are 16-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 37 hits and 13 RBI, while Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley have combined for 51 hits and 38 RBI. Max Fried gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 0.60 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. Fried is 7-5 with a 2.78 ERA and 101 strikeouts in his career against the Mets.
The New York Mets have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Mets are 14-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Brandon Nimmo leads the Mets with 31 hits and 13 RBI, while Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso have combined for 54 hits and 34 RBI. David Peterson gets the ball, and he is 1-3 with a 7.36 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. Peterson is 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA and 47 strikeouts in his career against the Braves.
The Braves are 8-1 in their last 9 road games and 96-45 in their last 141 overall. The Mets are 43-19 in their last 62 during game 1 of a series and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The over is 5-1 in Braves last 6 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Mets last 5 overall. The Braves are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in New York and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Max Fried has been lights out through 15 innings, and the Braes will be eager to bounce back after a massive collapse yesterday against the Marlins. David Peterson hasn’t been good through 25.2 innings, and this Braves lineup isn’t where you find your footing. I have to lay the small juice with the Braves on the road.
