Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-125) Miami (+105)

The Philadelphia Phillies (3-3) are traveling to LoanDepot Park on Saturday where they will play the Miami Marlins (1-4). The moneyline on this contest has the Phillies at -125 and the Marlins are coming in at +105. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Ranger Suarez and Trevor Rogers.

As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in the league. They are sitting with 25 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. The Phillies have tallied 13 doubles as a unit and have knocked 7 balls out of the park. They have compiled 25 RBI's as well as 44 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .237. Philadelphia is slugging .419 and have been called out on strikes 54 times, while being walked on 22 occasions.

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

The Phillies have sent 20 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 13 runners over the course of the season with 38.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have tallied 2 saves this season and have blown 0 of 2 save opportunities. The Phillies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 5 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 3 holds so far this year (16th in the league). Phillies pitchers have entered the game with runners on 8 times in addition to having 2 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have transformed 72.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 486 innings, which has them sitting at 14th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 162 putouts so far this season, as well as 58 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .973 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and have earned 7 double plays.

Suarez (15-8 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.45 while he has gone up against 734 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 161 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 56 walks. His earned run average is 2.76 (54 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.231. Suarez has pitched in 176 innings and has earned 162 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Miami has accumulated 5 home runs on the season to go along with 12 runs batted in. They have 4 doubles, while taking a walk 14 times and racking up 14 runs. The Miami Marlins have compiled a team OBP of .264 as well as a team batting average of .199 so far this year. The Marlins have a team slugging % of .313 and they score 2.80 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have struck out on 48 occasions (20th in baseball) and have totaled 33 hits.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.093 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.53 (48 strikeouts against 19 walks). They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 28. They have allowed 6 dingers and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 20 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.77 (18 earned runs given up).

With 4 save situations, the Marlins have 2 holds and also 1 blown save. Miami has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 2 save opportunities and they have come away with 1 save. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with runners on base. Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of 1 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 20 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

The Miami Marlins have turned 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (20th in MLB). The Marlins have racked up 39 assists, 3 errors and have accumulated 129 putouts so far this year. In 387 innings on the diamond, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 75.9% (2nd in MLB).

Rogers (8-11 career record) is the owner of a 3.25 earned run average while conceding 7.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.32 and he has faced 702 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 60 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.235 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. During his MLB career, Rogers has allowed 145 base hits and he has 199 K's in 166 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+105)

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