New York Mets vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Houston Astros (41-25) will try to beat the New York Mets (44-24) at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Trevor Williams and Jose Urquidy.

As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have accumulated 342 runs while holding a team OBP of .334. The Mets have tallied 102 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 64 balls out of the park. They have amassed 327 RBI's in addition to 600 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .261. New York has a slugging rate of .403 and have been called out on strikes 510 times, while drawing a walk on 214 occasions.

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The Mets are sitting with a team ERA of 3.86 this season (13th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 638 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Mets pitchers have yielded 69 long balls and also 276 total runs (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 199 opposing players and their FIP is 3.63 as a squad this year.

Mets pitchers have come into the game with players on base 68 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 44 holds on the year (5th in MLB). The Mets relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 62.1% and stepped onto the hill in 74 save situations. They have compiled 18 saves so far this season and have blown 11 out of their 29 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 94 base runners this season and 43.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mets have sent 213 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The New York Mets have accounted for 1,811 putouts this year, in addition to 564 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 11th in MLB, and they have turned 54 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,433 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball.

Williams has taken the hill for 661 frames and has racked up 539 punch outs during his career. Williams (36-42 career record) holds a FIP of 4.42 while going up against 2,849 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.37 (321 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.355. He has given up 680 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 216 walks.

The Houston Astros have an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .238 this year. They have been rung up on 485 instances (29th in baseball) and have earned a total of 519 hits. Houston has accounted for 87 long balls on the year as well as 273 runs batted in. The Astros have a slugging percentage of .413 and they have an average of 4.26 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have 107 two-baggers, while getting a free base 230 times and scoring 281 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 228 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.05 (197 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 55 homers and they surrender 3.53 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.134 with a FIP of 3.56 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.02 (555 strikeouts vs 184 walks). They rank 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 476.

Houston has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 22 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save rate of 81.8%, and they have sent 203 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations and on 46 occasions with runners on. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.1% out of 69 inherited runners. Sitting with 62 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 40 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 48 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (13th in MLB). The Astros have accrued 527 assists, 33 errors and have accounted for 1,747 putouts this year. In their 5,241 innings played, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (5th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Urquidy has allowed 228 base hits while accumulating 194 strikeouts in 239 innings pitched. Urquidy (16-8 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.92 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 104 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.146 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.22 and he has faced 982 batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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