Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (43-27) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (36-33) on Thursday. The starting pitchers will be Ranger Suarez and Joe Musgrove.

As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.8 runs per game, which is 5th in baseball. They are sitting with 332 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .318. The Phillies have accrued 115 doubles as a squad and have smacked 87 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 314 runs batted in and 584 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .248. Philadelphia has a slugging % of .417 and have been called out on strikes 591 times, while being walked on 228 occasions.

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The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.95 this season (17th in baseball), and they have struck out 612 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 215 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.72 as a team for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Phillies pitchers have conceded 65 home runs in addition to 303 runs in total (20th in the league).

Phillies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 76 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 37 holds for the season (15th in the league). The Phillies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 62 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves so far this season and have missed out on 9 of their 24 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 114 base runners for the season with 36.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Phillies have sent 231 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 1,845 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 614 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 17th in professional baseball, and have 55 double plays. The Phillies have turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,535 innings on the field, which has them ranked 23rd in MLB.

Suarez (20-12 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.66 while he has gone up against 1,006 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 225 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 84 walks. His earned run average is 3.13 (83 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.295. Suarez has taken the mound for 238 frames and has 215 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Padres have a SLG% of .382 and they score 4.67 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have notched 126 doubles, while walking 252 times and racking up 327 runs. San Diego has tallied 61 HRs so far this season as well as 317 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 582 occasions (12th in baseball) and are sitting with 577 hits. The San Diego Padres are sitting with an on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .242 over the course of the season.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.151 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a team on the campaign. They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 511. The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 261 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.45 (241 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.92 (621 strikeouts against 213 bases on balls). They have yielded 64 home runs and they allow 3.73 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Padres have 35 holds and 10 blown saves. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 33 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 86 times in high leverage situations in addition to 56 occasions with base runners. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 47.4% out of their 78 inherited runners. They sit at 10th in baseball with a save rate of 69.7%, and they have sent 207 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year.

The San Diego Padres have turned 59 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 657 assists, 23 errors and have amassed 1,889 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 5,667 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 72.1% (3rd in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Musgrove has given up 688 base hits and he has 749 strikeouts in 757 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 317 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.164 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.88 and he has faced 3,144 batters in his pro baseball career. Musgrove (48-47 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.77 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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