New York Mets vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The New York Mets (62-37) are headed to LoanDepot Park on Sunday where they will play the Miami Marlins (47-53). The starting pitchers will be Taijuan Walker and Pablo Lopez.

As a squad, the New York Mets are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have earned a total of 462 runs while having a team OBP of .325. The Mets have tallied 162 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 98 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 439 RBI's as well as 850 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .253. New York has a slugging % of .400 and have been called out on strikes 762 times, while taking a walk on 306 occasions.

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The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 3.59 for the year (5th in MLB), and they have rung up 944 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 281 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.66 as a squad this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19. Mets pitchers have surrendered 107 long balls in addition to 374 runs (4th in baseball).

Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 92 times and also have had 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 57 holds this year (11th in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 67.4% and has come into the game in 101 save situations. They have recorded 29 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of their 43 save chances. The relievers have inherited 122 base runners on the season with 38.5% of them crossed home plate. The Mets have dispatched 297 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Mets have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,953 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. The New York Mets have amassed 2,651 putouts thus far, as well as 844 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays.

Walker has taken the ball for 838 frames and has accumulated 750 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Walker (50-47 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.19 and he has gone up against 3,512 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.82 (356 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.218. He has conceded 756 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 265 free passes.

The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .238 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 872 occasions (9th in MLB) and have accounted for 801 hits. Miami has compiled 96 home runs on the year and 380 RBIs. The Marlins have a SLG% of .377 and they have an average of 4.03 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have notched 150 two-baggers, while taking a walk 273 times as well as scoring 403 runs.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.246 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.80 (882 strikeouts vs 315 free passes). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 789. They have given up 104 homers and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have allowed 427 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.87 (381 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 94 save situations, the Marlins have 48 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Miami has called on relievers to enter the game in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 109 times in high leverage situations in addition to 81 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of their 115 inherited runners. They rank 21st in the league holding a save rate of 59.1%, and they have sent 337 relievers onto the field so far this season.

In their 7,980 innings on the field, the Marlins hold a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (15th in pro baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 77 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Marlins have 915 assists, 51 errors and have accounted for 2,660 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Lopez has given up 392 hits and he has 433 strikeouts in 446 innings pitched. Lopez (25-26 record in his career) has earned a 3.77 ERA and has surrendered 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 187 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.157 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.49 and he has gone up against 1,837 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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