Friday, June 5, 2015

Chase Field

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Probable Pitchers: Jon Niese (3-5) vs. Jeremy Hellickson (3-3)

The Arizona Diamondbacks host the New York Mets at Chase Field on Friday. The Mets send Jon Niese to the mound to face Jeremy Hellickson of the Diamondbacks. The opening line for this matchup has New York at -102 and Arizona at -108. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Mets, with a 26-28 run line record, cover the spread 48% of the time. They also have a 28-22 over/under record. The Diamondbacks have a 28-21 over/under record and a 30-22 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 58% of the time.

The Mets show up with a 29-25 record, including 8-17 on the road. Jon Niese has a 3-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.42 and a 1.58 WHIP. The Mets are 3-7 over his 57 innings pitched and he's also given up 73 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Mets are 7-2 in his starts. He is getting 3.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.57 and they have given up 107 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .204 against the Mets bullpen while walking 45 times and striking out 144 times. New York is averaging 8.26 strikeouts per game while getting 8.39 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 3rd in baseball in team earned run average at 3.39.

As a team, New York is batting .239, good for 25th in the league while putting together a .230 average away from home. The Mets hold a .364 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .305 which is good for 23rd in baseball. Daniel Murphy leads the team in hits with 54 while the team ranks 29th in baseball with 7.85 hits per game.

Arizona is 13-14 at home while holding a 25-27 overall record on the season. Jeremy Hellickson has a record of 3-3 while sporting an earned run average of 5.08 on the year with a 1.41 WHIP. The Diamondbacks have a record of 4-6 over the 56.2 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 62 hits. Against the over/under, the Diamondbacks are 4-5 when he starts. He is getting 3.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.93 and they have given up 191 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .257 against the Diamondbacks bullpen while walking 67 times and striking out 170 times. Arizona is averaging 7.1 strikeouts per game while getting 9.22 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 27th in the league in team earned run average at 4.37.

As a team, they are batting .266, good for 6th in the league while putting together a .264 average at Safeco Field. The Diamondbacks hold a .409 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .325 which is good for 8th in baseball. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in hits with 66 while the team ranks 1st in baseball with 9.65 hits a game.

New York has a team fielding percentage of .983 after having committed 33 errors with 519 assists and 1,426 put outs for the season. The Diamondbacks have committed 23 errors on the season with 570 assists and 1,452 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .989 on the year.

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 28-22 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 26-28 against the run line so far this season

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 28-21 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 30-22 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
06/04/15 RF Michael Cuddyer Neck "?" Thursday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
05/16/15 2B Dilson Herrera Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/15)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/12)
04/21/15 C Travis d'Arnaud Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/20)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
04/08/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension expected to miss 80 games
04/06/15 P Bobby Parnell Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/04/15 P Victor Black Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)

Arizona Diamondbacks

06/04/15 P Archie Bradley Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list
06/04/15 P Enrique Burgos Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/26)
05/30/15 C Tuffy Gosewisch Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/28), out for season
04/22/15 C Gerald Laird Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/9)
04/22/15 3B Jacob Lamb Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/19)
04/06/15 P Bronson Arroyo Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/05/15 P David Hernandez Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/05/15 C Oscar Hernandez Hand Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/05/15 P Patrick Corbin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

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