Mets vs Braves MLB Prediction and Pick, Today's MLB Betting Picks, 7-5-2026

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Our Mets vs Braves Pick: METS

The Mets are worth backing because they have the edge where it matters most: starting pitching. Rookie right-hander McLean has been outstanding, posting a 3.21 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and allowing just 6.6 hits per nine innings while consistently limiting hard contact. Although New York’s offense has struggled overall, their pitching staff owns a solid 4.12 ERA with a strong 3.87 FIP, suggesting better underlying performance than the surface numbers indicate. Their bullpen has also generated plenty of strikeouts and can protect a lead when given the opportunity. Atlanta has been the more productive offensive team, but veteran Martin Perez’s 4.36 career ERA and 1.42 WHIP leave room for New York’s lineup to capitalize. With McLean providing the more reliable presence on the mound, the Mets offer the better value in this matchup.

MATCHUP	Mets	Braves
Mets vs Braves Moneyline	+110	-130
Where	Truist Park in Cumberland, GA
When	Sunday, July 5, 2026

Mets vs Braves MLB Prediction – 7-5-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

Here is our Mets vs Braves MLB Prediction for both teams:

Mets MLB Prediction

As a team, the Mets have knocked 98 balls out of the park and have a total of 105 two-baggers to their credit. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of.375, and they have struck out 726 times while walking 262 times. In addition, they have scored 726 runs. The New York Mets are currently ranked 28th in the league in terms of their average run score, which is 4.0 runs per game. Through the course of this season, they have not only knocked in 667 runs but also recorded 332 runs batted in, and their batting average at the plate is currently sitting at.229. Along with having an on-base percentage of.298 as a club, they have scored a total of 346 runs.

Over the course of the season, the Mets have a 4.12 earned run average, which places them thirteenth in the league, and their pitching staff has struck out 793 batters. Pitchers for the Mets have allowed 87 long balls in addition to 395 runs in total, which places them 19th in the whole of MLB. Over the course of this season, their pitching staff has walked 307 batters from opposing teams, and their batting average per game (FIP) has been 3.87. In addition to 355 earned runs, New York has allowed 687 base hits, which is equivalent to 8.0 hits per nine innings. The team’s pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.28, and they have established a K/BB ratio of 2.58 during the course of their career.

The relief pitchers for the Mets have a save percentage of 60.9% and have been called upon to make pitches in 55 different save situations. So far this season, they have made a total of 14 saves, but they have only converted 9 of the 23 opportunities they have had to make saves. As of this moment in the season, the bullpen pitchers have been given 114 runners to inherit, and 31.6% of those runners have earned a run for their respective teams. There have been 86 instances in which Mets relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base, and they have also made 95 appearances in high leverage situations. During the course of the season, the Mets have utilized 264 bullpen pitchers in their lineup. With 32 holds for the season, the relief pitchers have earned the 28th most in Major League Baseball.

The New York Mets have accumulated a total of 2,327 putouts throughout the course of the season, in addition to 707 assists and 56 errors over the course of the season. They have 51 double plays and their fielding % is currently at.982, which places them in the 28th spot in all of professional baseball. With 6,981 innings played on the diamond, the Mets have a 69.6% success rate in turning balls hit into play into outs, which places them in the nineteenth spot among professional baseball teams.

Over the course of his career in professional baseball, McLean has thrown 143 innings and has hit 170 batters with strikeouts. Throughout his career, McLean has a record of 10-6, a 3.16 earned run average, and he has faced 585 hitters in the major leagues. In addition to having a WHIP of 1.097, his earned run average is 3.21, and he has allowed 51 earned runs. In addition to 52 free passes, he has allowed 105 hits, which is equivalent to 6.6 hits per nine innings.

Braves MLB Prediction

As of the current season, the Atlanta Braves have a club batting average of.246 and an on-base percentage of.311, both of which are significant accomplishments for the team. There have been 672 instances in which they have been called out on strikes, which places them 25th in the league, and they have earned 709 base knocks. The Atlanta Braves have hit 104 home runs so far this season, in addition to 392 runs batted in. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of.404, and they average 4.74 runs per game, which places them ninth in the league. They have walked 253 times and scored 403 runs, in addition to putting up 128 two-baggers against the opposition.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.211 and a FIP of 3.98 for the year. Additionally, the Braves have a home run average of 3.98. The ratio of their strikeouts to walks is 8.70, with 727 strikeouts and 280 free passes. Their pitching staff has allowed a total of 632 hits, which places them in third place in the league in terms of hits allowed. They have allowed 91 home runs, and they have allowed 3.81 runs per nine innings, which places them third in the league. Over the course of this season, the Atlanta pitching staff has allowed 319 runs to be scored against them, while maintaining an earned run average of 3.49 (292 earned runs).

With a save percentage of 75.0 percent, they are now ranked fourth in the league. Additionally, they have sent 264 bullpen pitchers out to the mound so far this season. In high leverage situations, their relievers have taken the mound 85 times, and they have also done so 57 times when there were runners on base. The Braves have a total of 89 save situations during which they have earned 54 holds, in addition to 8 blown saves. In the 32 save opportunities that Atlanta has had, relief pitchers have taken the mound, and they have earned a total of 24 save efforts. A total of 82 inherited base runners have been accounted for by Atlanta bullpen pitchers, which results in an inherited score rate of 29.3%.

63 double plays have been turned by the Atlanta Braves, and their fielding percentage of.987 places them eleventh among all professional baseball teams. Throughout the course of the season, the Braves have a total of 2,261 putouts, 694 assists, and 38 errors. The Braves have a defensive efficiency of 71.9%, which places them in fourth place among all professional baseball teams, out of their 6,783 innings played on the diamond.

Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, Perez has allowed 1,809 base hits and has struck out 1,214 batters in 1,708 innings thrown. With a career record of 97-98 wins and losses, Perez has produced a 4.36 earned run average (ERA) while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings pitched. Additionally, he has a WHIP of 1.422 and a FIP of 4.3, and he has allowed a total of 828 earned runs to be scored against him. A total of 7,383 batters have been faced by him throughout his career, and he has a strikeout-to-base ratio of 1.96.

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