Sunday, June 7, 2015

Chase Field

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Probable Pitchers: Jacob deGrom (6-4) vs. Josh Collmenter (3-5)

The New York Mets take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Chase Field. The Mets send Jacob deGrom to the mound to face Josh Collmenter of the Diamondbacks. The opening line for this matchup has New York at -114 and Arizona at +104. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Mets, with a 27-29 run line record, cover the spread 48% of the time. They also have a 28-23 over/under record. The Diamondbacks are 31-23 against the run line and have a 28-22 over/under record. They cover the spread 57% of the time.

The Mets come into this game with a 30-26 record, and they are 9-18 away from home. Jacob deGrom has a 6-4 record on the season, an earned run average of 2.41 and a 0.99 WHIP. In his starts, the Mets are 7-4 over his 71 innings pitched this season while giving up 57 hits during those innings. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 5-5. He is getting 4.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.75 and they have given up 112 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .207 against the bullpen while being struck out 148 times and walking 49 times this season. As a team, New York has allowed 8.41 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.35 batters per nine. They are 5th in the league in team earned run average at 3.44.

As a team, New York is batting .241, good for 23rd in the league while putting together a .234 average away from home. The Mets hold a .367 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .305 which is good for 22nd in baseball. They rank 27th in baseball with 7.93 hits per game and Daniel Murphy leads the team with 56.

With a 26-28 overall record, Arizona will come into this game 14-15 at home. Josh Collmenter has a record of 3-5 while sporting an earned run average of 5.03 on the year with a 1.36 WHIP. In his starts, the Diamondbacks are 5-6 and he has allowed 76 hits over 62.2 innings pitched this season. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 8-3. He is getting 5.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.97 and they have given up 199 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .257 against the Diamondbacks bullpen while being struck out 179 times and walking 67 times this season. As a team, Arizona has allowed 9.25 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.19 batters per nine. They are 26th in the league in team earned run average at 4.32.

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 .410 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .325 which is good for 7th in baseball. They rank 1st in baseball with 9.61 hits per game and Paul Goldschmidt leads the team with 67.

New York has a team fielding percentage of .983 after having committed 34 errors with 535 assists and 1,477 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .989 team fielding percentage while committing 24 errors, accumulating 582 assists and compiling 1,506 put outs.

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 28-23 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 27-29 against the run line so far this season

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 28-22 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 31-23 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

06/06/15 C Kevin Plawecki Virus "?" Saturday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
06/05/15 2B Daniel Murphy Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/4)
06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
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 (6/4)
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)

Tony's Pick: Take the Diamondbacks

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