New York Mets vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/23/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, May 23, 2021

Location: Marlins Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Cody Poteet and the Miami Marlins (20-23, 3rd in NL East) play the New York Mets (20-17, 1st in NL East) at Marlins Park on Sunday.

The Mets have compiled 46 doubles as a squad and have knocked 30 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging rate of .350 and have struck out 316 times, while being walked on 129 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are putting up 3.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. They have 124 RBI's as well as 272 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .230. They have racked up 130 runs while holding a team OBP of .315.

Mets pitchers have allowed 26 home runs and 138 runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 100 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.08 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.14. The Mets have a team ERA of 3.29 on the campaign (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 350 hitters.

The Mets relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 runners so far this season with 36.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 27 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 116 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have a total of 15 holds so far this year (26th in MLB). They have earned 9 saves this season and have missed out on 6 of their 15 chances to save the game.

The New York Mets have 936 putouts this season, as well as 294 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and have 252 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,808 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in baseball.

Reid-Foley has thrown 81 innings and has earned 90 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.00 (36 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.481. He has given up 72 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 48 free passes. Reid-Foley (6-8 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.61 and he has faced 362 hitters in the major leagues.

Miami has recorded 41 long balls this season as well as 162 RBIs. They have recorded 62 two-baggers, while getting a free base 118 times as well as putting up 170 runs. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .295 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this season. The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .372 and they earn 3.95 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have been rung up on 426 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 330 base knocks.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.198 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 324. The Miami pitching staff have given up 162 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.52 (148 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.92 (377 strikeouts vs 129 walks). They have surrendered 37 HR's and they give up 3.86 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.0% of 50 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 54 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on base. With 36 save situations, the Marlins have earned 17 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are ranked 28th in baseball with a save rate of 42.1%, and they have dispatched 158 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Miami has had relief pitchers take the mound in 19 save chances and they have recorded 8 saves.

In 3,408 innings on the field, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (15th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have turned 41 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (16th in professional baseball). The Marlins have recorded 362 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,136 putouts over the course of the season.

During his pro baseball career, Poteet has given up 7 base knocks while he has earned 9 K's in 10 frames. He has allowed 2 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.900 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.50 and he has gone up against 39 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Poteet (1-0 career win-loss record) has a 1.80 ERA while giving up 6.3 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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