Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 9/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-140) Miami (+120)

The Miami Marlins (58-83) are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies (78-62) at LoanDepot Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Philadelphia at -140 and Miami is opening at +120. The total has been set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Gibson and Edward Cabrera.

The Phillies have hit 226 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 178 balls out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .426 and have been called out on strikes 1,166 times, while drawing a walk on 407 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league. They have compiled 635 RBI's and 1,216 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .256. They have accumulated 661 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318.

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The Phillies have an earned run average of 3.90 this year (14th in the league), and they have rung up 1,229 batters. They have walked 404 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.60 as a squad for the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 127 long balls in addition to 588 runs in total (11th in the league).

The Phillies bullpen have a save percentage of 70.4% and has entered the game in 134 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 179 runners on the year with 33.5% of those runners crossed home plate. Phillies pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 118 times in addition to having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 451 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers are sitting with 79 holds so far this year (10th in MLB). They have accumulated 38 saves over the course of the season and have blown 16 of 54 save opportunities.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 3,721 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,215 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 6th in MLB, and have a total of 112 double plays. The Phillies have turned 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,163 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in MLB.

Gibson has taken the hill for 1,482 innings and has racked up 1,176 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.46 (735 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.380. He has conceded 1,516 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 529 free passes. Gibson (88-89 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.30 and he has faced 6,366 batters in the majors.

The Miami Marlins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .229 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,244 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned 1,074 base hits. Miami is sitting with 123 home runs on the year to go along with 478 RBIs. The Marlins hold a team slugging % of .361 and they score 3.59 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have hit 218 doubles, while walking 384 times and scoring 506 runs.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.288 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.75 (1,238 strikeouts vs 451 walks). They come in at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,156. They have allowed 152 homers and they give up 4.38 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have allowed 607 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.97 (551 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 62 holds and 25 blown saves. Miami has had relievers enter the game in 58 save opportunities and they have converted 33 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 148 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with runners on base. Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.9% of 170 inherited runners. They are ranked 22nd in baseball with a save rate of 56.9%, and they have dispatched 460 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Miami Marlins have turned 119 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (5th in MLB). The Marlins have recorded 1,258 assists, 62 errors and have amassed 3,690 putouts for the season. In their 11,070 innings played, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in professional baseball).

Cabrera (5-5 career record) holds a 3.67 ERA and has allowed 6.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.89 and he has gone up against 342 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 33 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and a FIP of 5.0. During his career, Cabrera has surrendered 56 base hits while he has tallied 87 strikeouts in 81 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-140)

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