This NL East matchup between the Braves vs. Mets headlines a full MLB slate on Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Mets SP David Peterson (5-2, 2.49 ERA) faces Spencer Schwellenbach (5-4, 3.11) in a crucial series for the Braves, who are still chasing .500, while the Mets sit at 45-27.
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Mets vs. Braves Picks & Predictions – Tuesday, June 17
Here are three of the top Mets vs. Braves picks and projections to target for PrizePicks MLB today. Use this analysis to help you build your MLB lineup on PrizePicks on Tuesday, June 17. Click each pick to read more.
- Braves P Spencer Schwellebach — 5 Pitcher Strikeouts
- Braves DH Marcell Ozuna — 6 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Mets 1B Pete Alonso — 6 Hitter Fantasy Score
Braves P Spencer Schwellenbach — 5 Pitcher Strikeouts
- Spencer Schwellenbach has been mildly inconsistent this season. Although he has reached this strikeout projection 60% of his starts this season, Schwellenbach is a ground ball contact pitcher, producing a 49.8 GB%.
- Against left-handed batters, Schwellenbach is only producing a 17.4 K%,
- The Mets are projected to have five left-handers starting tonight.
- The Mets also have just a 20.1 K% (seventh lowest) against right-handed pitching along with a .248 average (17th).
Braves DH Marcell Ozuna — 6 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Mets P David Peterson is allowing a career-best 1.19 WHIP this season with an xFIP of 3.36.
- Braves DH Marcell Ozuna is posting a .250 batting average with an OBP of .403 against left-handed pitching.
- Ozuna has a hard-hit% of 51.4% while David Peterson allows hard-hit balls 46.3% of the time.
- Ozuna also has maintained a 17.7% walk rate which places him in the top 1% of all MLB hitters and a career high.
Mets 1B Pete Alonso — 6 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Mets 1B Pete Alonso has been crushing right-handed pitching this season, posting a .304 batting average with a .395 OBP in 207 at-bats.
- Alonso is top 5% of the MLB in xBA, xSLG, exit velocity, Barrel%, and Hard-hit% this season.
- Schwellenbach is tougher on right-handed bats, with an impressive 1.96 xFIP vs RHB, compared to 3.83 to lefties.
- Alonso is 2-for-8 with a double and two strikeouts vs. Schwellenbach.
- Alonso has also had more than this fantasy points projection in 40 games this season.
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Although it's only June, this feels like a make-or-break series for the Braves, while the Mets are coming off a sweep at the hands of the Rays in Queens and will also be looking for a bounce back.
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