Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, April 15, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-120) Miami (+100)

The Miami Marlins (1-4) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (3-3) at LoanDepot Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Phillies at -120 and the Marlins are priced at +100. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Zach Eflin and Pablo Lopez.

Philadelphia has a slugging % of .419 and have been called out on strikes 54 times, while taking a walk on 22 occasions. They have amassed 25 RBI's as well as 44 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .237. The Phillies have hit 13 doubles as a squad and have smacked 7 balls out of the park. They have 25 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are knocking in 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 16th in baseball.

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The Phillies have compiled a team ERA of 4.00 for the season (15th in the league), and the staff has struck out 55 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.44 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.02. Phillies pitchers have given up 6 home runs and also 26 runs in total (19th in baseball). They have walked 16 batters and their FIP is 3.66 as a team this year.

Phillies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 8 times in addition to having 2 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 3 holds for the season (16th in MLB). The Phillies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 5 save situations. They have accumulated 2 saves on the year and have missed out on 0 of 2 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 13 base runners so far this season and 38.5% of those players ended up scoring. The Phillies have sent 20 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Phillies have transformed 73.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 405 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 135 putouts so far this season, as well as 48 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .968 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and they have twisted 5 double plays.

Eflin has taken the ball for 587 innings and has tallied 490 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.52 (295 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.315. He has given up 626 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 147 free passes. Eflin (33-40 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.46 while going up against 2,507 hitters in the majors.

The Marlins have a SLG% of .313 and they are earning 2.80 runs per outing (27th in the league). They have recorded 4 doubles, while walking 14 times and earning 14 runs. Miami is sitting with 5 long balls over the course of the season as well as 12 runs batted in. They have struck out on 48 occasions (20th in MLB) and have tallied 33 base knocks. The Miami Marlins hold a team on-base percentage of .264 as well as a team batting average of .199 on the year.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.093 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a unit so far this year. They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 28. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 20 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.77 (18 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.53 (48 strikeouts against 19 walks). They have relinquished 6 long balls and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

Sitting with 4 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 2 save opportunities and they have tallied 1 save. Their relievers have come in 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with base runners. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 0.0% out of their 1 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 20 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Miami Marlins have turned 3 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (17th in professional baseball). The Marlins have recorded 39 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 129 putouts this season. In 387 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 75.9% (3rd in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Lopez has surrendered 309 base hits while tallying 321 strikeouts in 335 frames. Lopez (18-21 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.00 earned run average while surrendering 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 149 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.191 and having a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.57 and he has gone up against 1,393 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+100)

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