San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (50-64) host the San Diego Padres (64-52) at LoanDepot Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Joe Musgrove and Sandy Alcantara.

San Diego is slugging .384 and have been rung up 951 times, while drawing a walk on 407 occasions. They have 502 runs batted in and 950 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .243. The Padres have accrued 204 doubles as a team and have hit 105 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 518 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

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The Padres hold a team earned run average of 3.81 over the course of the season (10th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,028 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 342 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.01 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have allowed 115 home runs in addition to 474 total runs (14th in baseball).

Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 91 times in addition to having 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 54 holds on the year (21st in the league). The Padres bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 112 save situations. They have earned 36 saves on the season and have missed out on 18 of 54 save chances. The relievers have inherited 139 runners for the year with 39.6% of them crossed home plate. The Padres have sent 335 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Padres have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,297 innings on the field, which ranks them 12th in professional baseball. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 3,099 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,022 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 4th in MLB, and have earned 88 double plays.

Musgrove has taken the mound for 805 frames and is sitting with 792 K's during his MLB career. Musgrove (48-52 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.77 and he has gone up against 3,343 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.85 (344 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.164. He has given up 733 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 204 walks.

Miami has compiled 104 home runs so far this year as well as 404 runs batted in. They have hit 173 doubles, while getting a free base 310 times and scoring 429 runs. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .299 in addition to a batting average of .235 for the season. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .370 and they score 3.76 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have been rung up on 985 occasions (10th in MLB) and have earned a total of 896 base knocks.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.239 in addition to having a FIP of 3.84 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 903. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 474 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.81 (427 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.88 (995 strikeouts against 346 bases on balls). They have conceded 117 long balls and they allow 4.23 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Miami has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves. They are ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 59.6%, and they have sent 374 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 116 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with base runners. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.3% of 127 inherited base runners. Sitting with 101 save situations, the Marlins have 52 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 93 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Marlins have 1,053 assists, 55 errors and have earned a total of 3,026 putouts this season. Out of their 9,078 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (16th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Alcantara has surrendered 535 base hits while he has totaled 576 punch outs in 653 frames. Alcantara (30-39 career mark) has earned a 3.11 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 226 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.149 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 2,668 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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