New York Mets vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

LoanDepot Park is the location where the Miami Marlins (32-37) will take on the New York Mets (46-26) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Max Scherzer and Daniel Castano.

New York is slugging .401 and have struck out 547 times, while taking a walk on 221 occasions. They have earned 342 RBI's as well as 631 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .260. The Mets have hit 108 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 68 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 358 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a squad, the New York Mets are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which is 3rd in MLB.

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The Mets have a team earned run average of 3.88 so far this season (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 667 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 217 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.73 as a squad this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Mets pitchers have surrendered 75 home runs and 292 total runs (10th in the league).

The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 63.3% and has come into the game in 78 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 102 base runners for the year with 41.2% of those players crossed the plate. Mets pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 73 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 225 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have earned 47 holds for the season (7th in baseball). They have recorded 19 saves on the year and have blown 11 of their 30 save chances.

The New York Mets have amassed 1,913 putouts on the year, as well as 607 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 8th in MLB, and have 60 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of 5,739 innings, which has them ranked 18th in professional baseball.

Scherzer (195-98 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.12 and he has gone up against 10,459 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 2,108 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 688 walks. His earned run average is 3.15 (904 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.081. Scherzer has pitched in 2,586 innings and has accounted for 3,079 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Marlins hold a team SLG% of .398 and they score 4.49 runs per outing (13th in baseball). They have put up 105 two-baggers, while getting a free base 207 times as well as scoring 310 runs. Miami has a total of 76 home runs so far this year to go along with 295 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 612 instances (9th in baseball) and have recorded 574 hits. The Miami Marlins have recorded an OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .246 on the campaign.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a squad for the year. They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 544. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 294 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.89 (262 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.65 (601 strikeouts against 227 free passes). They have conceded 73 HR's and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.2% of 94 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with runners on. With 65 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 36 holds and 11 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 59.3%, and they have dispatched 236 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Miami has had relief pitchers take the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have tallied 16 saves.

Out of their 5,454 innings played, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (13th in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in pro baseball). The Marlins have recorded 604 assists, 35 errors and have amassed 1,818 putouts over the course of the season.

During his pro baseball career, Castano has allowed 69 base hits and he has 33 punch outs in 64 innings. He has allowed 25 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.453 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.38 and he has faced 281 hitters during his MLB career. Castano (1-5 career mark) is the owner of a 3.52 earned run average while conceding 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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