Monday, August 3, 2015

Marlins Park

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Probable Pitchers: Bartolo Colon (9-10) vs. Tom Koehler (8-7)

The Miami Marlins welcome the New York Mets to Marlins Park on Monday. Bartolo Colon is the probable starter for the Mets and he'll face Tom Koehler of the Marlins. The opening line for this matchup has New York at -106 and Miami at -104. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Mets, with a 50-53 run line record, cover the spread 49% of the time. They also have a 47-51 over/under record. The Marlins are 50-55 against the run line and have a 47-53 over/under record. They cover the spread 48% of the time.

The Mets come into this game with a 54-50 record, and they are 17-32 away from home. Bartolo Colon has an earned run average of 4.96 and is 9-10 so far on the season while having a 1.30 WHIP. He's pitched 119.2 innings thus far while surrendering 141 hits over that time and when he starts, the Mets are 9-11. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 9-10. He is getting 2.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.94 and they have given up 227 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .218 against the Mets bullpen while walking 111 times and striking out 264 times. New York is averaging 8.03 strikeouts per game while getting 8.11 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 3rd in baseball in team earned run average at 3.27.

As a team, New York is batting .234, good for 30th in the league while putting together a .231 average away from home. The Mets hold a .364 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .299 which is good for 29th in baseball. Curtis Granderson leads the team in hits with 97 while the team ranks 30th in baseball with 7.84 hits per game.

With a 43-62 overall record, Miami will come into this game 26-27 at home. Tom Koehler is starting this game 8-7 for the season with an earned run average of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.20. He's pitched 117 innings thus far while surrendering 100 hits over that time in which the Marlins are 10-9. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 7-10. He is getting 3.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.28 and they have given up 285 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .236 against the Marlins bullpen while walking 115 times and striking out 325 times. Miami is averaging 7.23 strikeouts per game while getting 8.39 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 13th in the league in team earned run average at 3.72.

As a team, they are batting .251, good for 18th in the league while putting together a .253 average at home. The Marlins hold a .372 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .303 which is good for 27th in baseball. Dee Gordon leads the team in hits with 125 while the team ranks 17th in baseball with 8.45 hits a game.

New York has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 60 errors with 1034 assists and 2,800 put outs for the season. The Marlins have committed 49 errors on the season with 1030 assists and 2,743 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .987 on the year.

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 47-51 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 50-53 against the run line so far this season

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

The Miami Marlins are 47-53 against the over/under so far this season

The Miami Marlins are 50-55 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

07/29/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension out for season
07/24/15 RF Michael Cuddyer Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/22)
07/09/15 P Steven Matz Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/12)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
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

Miami Marlins

07/10/15 2B Jeff Baker Side Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/8)
07/01/15 RF Giancarlo Stanton Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/04/15 P Henderson Alvarez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/22); out for season
04/14/15 3B Don Kelly Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/13)
04/08/15 P Aaron Crow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/29); out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Mets

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