New York Mets vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

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

The San Diego Padres (33-22) will go up against the New York Mets (38-19) at Petco Park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has New York at +110 and San Diego is at -130. The total comes in at 7. The starting pitchers will be Chris Bassitt and Sean Manaea.

The Mets have compiled 91 two-baggers as a team and have hit 54 balls out of the park. New York is slugging .412 and have been called out on strikes 430 times, while drawing a walk on 183 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are compiling 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have recorded 284 runs batted in and 518 hits this season, and their average at the plate sits at .267. They have 297 runs and have an OBP of .338.

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The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 3.62 so far this season (7th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 518 batters. They have walked 162 opposing players and their FIP is 3.66 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.20 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.18. Mets pitchers have allowed 57 home runs and 215 runs in total (8th in MLB).

The Mets bullpen have a save rate of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 67 save situations. The relievers have inherited 69 runners on the season with 37.7% of them earned a run for their team. Mets relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 53 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 181 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have a total of 41 holds on the year (2nd in the league). They have compiled 15 saves this year and have blown 10 of their 25 save chances.

The Mets have transformed 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,569 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have accounted for 1,523 putouts on the year, as well as 476 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and have earned 42 double plays.

Bassitt has taken the ball for 620 innings and has accumulated 572 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.49 (241 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.208. He has conceded 550 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 200 walks. Bassitt (35-28 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.92 and he has gone up against 2,617 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The San Diego Padres have recorded a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a batting average of .233 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 474 occasions (10th in MLB) and have accounted for 432 hits. San Diego has knocked in 42 home runs on the campaign as well as 225 RBIs. The Padres have a slugging percentage of .358 and they tally 4.24 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have recorded 89 doubles, while taking a walk 194 times and scoring 233 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 207 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.46 (190 earned runs conceded). They have given up 50 home runs and they concede 3.77 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.153 with a FIP of 3.62 as a squad for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 (497 strikeouts against 172 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 398.

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 50.8% of 61 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 73 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on. With 68 save situations, the Padres have 34 holds and 10 blown saves. They sit at 18th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 167 relievers onto the field for the year. San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 30 save chances and they have recorded 20 saves.

Out of their 4,452 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.1% (4th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .992 (1st in MLB). The Padres have 509 assists, 17 errors and have 1,484 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Manaea has given up 743 base hits while tallying 709 K's in 789 innings. Manaea (52-44 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.86 earned run average and has allowed 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 338 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.196 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and he has faced 3,276 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-130)

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