New York Mets vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+110) Houston (-130)

Minute Maid Park is the location where the Houston Astros (41-25) will go up against the New York Mets (45-24) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at +110 while the Astros are sitting at -130. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Carlos Carrasco and Luis Garcia.

The Mets have earned 104 doubles as a team and have smacked 64 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging percentage of .402 and have struck out 520 times, while drawing a walk on 218 occasions. As a unit, the New York Mets are compiling 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have earned 332 RBI's as well as 609 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .261. They have accumulated 348 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .334.

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The Mets hold a team ERA of 3.81 so far this year (11th in baseball), and they have struck out 648 batters. They have walked 203 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.62 as a team so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Mets pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and also 276 total runs (13th in baseball).

Mets pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 69 times and also have had 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 45 holds this season (5th in MLB). The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 62.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 75 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves on the season and have missed out on 11 of their 29 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 base runners this year and 42.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Mets have sent 216 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The New York Mets have a total of 1,838 putouts for the season, in addition to 576 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which ranks 12th in pro baseball, and have a total of 56 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,514 innings, which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball.

Carrasco (97-80 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 5,668 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,302 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 355 walks. His earned run average is 3.87 (589 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.209. Carrasco has taken the ball for 1,371 innings and has accumulated 1,430 punch outs in his career.

Houston has recorded 87 home runs for the season as well as 273 runs batted in. They have hit 107 doubles, while taking a walk 230 times as well as scoring 281 runs. The Houston Astros have recorded a team on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .238 for the season. The Astros have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they average 4.26 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have been rung up on 485 instances (29th in the league) and have earned 519 hits.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.134 and have a FIP of 3.56 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.02 (555 strikeouts against 184 free passes). They have a ranking of 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 476. They have relinquished 55 home runs and they concede 3.53 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 228 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.05 (197 earned runs given up).

Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.1% out of 69 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 60 times in high leverage situations and on 46 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 62 save situations, the Astros have amassed 40 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball holding a save percentage of 81.8%, and they have sent 203 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Houston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 22 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Astros have 527 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,747 putouts during this campaign. In 5,241 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (5th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Garcia has surrendered 190 base hits while earning 245 K's in 233 frames. Garcia (15-14 record in his career) holds a 3.43 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 89 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.126 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and he has faced 951 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+110)

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