San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-195) Miami (+165)

The San Diego Padres (65-52) are hitting the road to LoanDepot Park on Tuesday where they will play the Miami Marlins (50-65). The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at -195 while Miami is coming in at +165. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Sean Manaea and Edward Cabrera.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .383 and have struck out 957 times, while drawing a walk on 412 occasions. They have 507 RBI's and 959 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .243. The Padres have tallied 206 doubles as a team and have hit 105 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 524 runs scored and hold an OBP of .319. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 12th in MLB.

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Padres pitchers have given up 115 home runs and 474 total runs (11th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 342 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.71 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.04 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. The Padres have an earned run average of 3.77 on the season (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,039 batters.

The Padres have sent 337 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 139 runners for the season and 39.6% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 36 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 of 54 save chances. The Padres relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 112 save situations. The bullpen have notched 54 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 91 times and also have had 119 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for 3,126 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,034 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 5th in the majors, and they have twisted 90 double plays. The Padres have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,378 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in the majors.

Manaea has taken the ball for 846 innings and has racked up 763 strikeouts during his MLB career. Manaea (56-47 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.01 and he has gone up against 3,534 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.99 (375 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.221. He has allowed 809 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 224 free passes.

The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .369 and they are earning 3.74 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have 174 doubles, while taking a walk 313 times as well as putting up 430 runs. Miami has knocked in 104 home runs on the year to go along with 405 RBIs. They have struck out on 997 occasions (9th in MLB) and have notched a total of 901 hits. The Miami Marlins have tallied an OBP of .298 as well as a team batting average of .234 so far this season.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.246 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.86 as a team this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.83 (1,001 strikeouts against 354 free passes). They rank 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 913. They have given up 118 home runs and they surrender 4.22 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have given up 477 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (430 earned runs conceded).

Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves. They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 377 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 119 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with runners on. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of 127 inherited base runners. With 104 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 54 holds and 20 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Marlins have racked up 1,067 assists, 55 errors and have earned 3,053 putouts so far this season. In their 9,159 innings played, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in MLB).

Cabrera (3-4 career mark) holds a 3.93 earned run average while surrendering 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 and he has gone up against 227 batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 23 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.329 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. In his pro baseball career, Cabrera has surrendered 37 base hits and he has 57 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+165)

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