Miami Marlins vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Citi Field is the site where the New York Mets (41-23) will try to beat the Miami Marlins (28-33) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez and Carlos Carrasco.

Miami has a slugging rate of .399 and have struck out 540 times, while drawing a walk on 185 occasions. They have earned 263 RBI's and 501 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .243. The Marlins have hit 94 doubles as a squad and have smacked 69 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 276 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .312. As a team, the Miami Marlins are recording 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 12th in baseball.

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The Marlins have a team ERA of 3.85 on the campaign (13th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 534 batters. They have walked 202 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Marlins pitchers have conceded 66 home runs in addition to 254 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Marlins bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 58.3% and has entered the game in 61 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 84 base runners for the season and 35.7% of them crossed home plate. Marlins pitchers have come into the game with players on base 57 times as well as having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have sent 211 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have accumulated 35 holds so far this season (15th in the league). They have recorded 14 saves for the year and have not converted 10 out of their 24 save chances.

The Marlins have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,833 innings, which has them sitting 14th in the majors. The Miami Marlins have accumulated 1,611 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 533 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 5th in baseball, and they have turned 45 double plays.

Lopez (22-23 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.70 while he has gone up against 1,651 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 359 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 108 free passes. His ERA is 3.73 (166 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.167. Lopez has taken the mound for 400 frames and has earned 387 strikeouts in his career.

The New York Mets have accumulated an OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .263 for the year. They have been rung up on 483 occasions (24th in the league) and have accounted for 572 hits. New York has recorded 60 HRs on the year as well as 307 runs batted in. The Mets have a team slugging % of .406 and they average 5.03 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have hit 99 two-baggers, while taking a walk 201 times and putting up 322 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 260 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.87 (244 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 66 dingers and they surrender 4.13 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.224 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.10 (585 strikeouts vs 189 free passes). They have a ranking of 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 505.

New York has had relievers take the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have earned 16 saves. They rank 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.5%, and they have dispatched 202 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 51 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.0% of 82 inherited base runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Mets have tallied 43 holds and also 10 blown saves.

In 5,109 innings on the field, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (17th in professional baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 52 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Mets have 532 assists, 32 errors and are sitting with 1,703 putouts this year.

In his MLB career, Carrasco has surrendered 1,294 hits while he has tallied 1,423 K's in 1,364 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 586 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.207 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.03 and he has gone up against 5,639 batters thus far in his career. Carrasco (96-80 career mark) has a 3.86 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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