San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Mets (58-35) will go up against the San Diego Padres (52-42) at Citi Field on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Yu Darvish and Max Scherzer.

San Diego has a slugging rate of .374 and have struck out 767 times, while drawing a walk on 326 occasions. They have 394 RBI's and 765 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .241. The Padres have tallied 163 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 77 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 408 runs scored and hold an OBP of .316. As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in baseball.

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The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.77 this season (10th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 835 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 295 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a squad on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Padres pitchers have surrendered 92 long balls and 377 runs (10th in baseball).

The Padres have sent 269 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners on the year and 39.8% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 31 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 of their 45 save opportunities. The Padres relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.9% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 43 holds on the season (22nd in MLB). Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 78 times and also have had 100 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have transformed 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,563 innings, which ranks them 6th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,521 putouts on the campaign, as well as 847 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which is 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 71 double plays.

Darvish (87-71 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.48 and he has gone up against 5,767 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,132 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 464 free passes. His ERA is 3.55 (553 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.139. Darvish has taken the ball for 1,401 frames and is sitting with 1,691 punch outs in his career.

The Mets have a SLG% of .397 and they are scoring 4.70 runs per game (5th in the league). They have recorded 146 two-baggers, while taking a walk 287 times as well as putting up 437 runs. New York has accounted for 92 home runs for the season as well as 416 RBIs. They have struck out on 710 occasions (26th in baseball) and are sitting with 796 base hits. The New York Mets have tallied a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .252 on the year.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.183 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.63 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 (891 strikeouts against 262 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 719. They have relinquished 101 long balls and they yield 3.84 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 354 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.61 (333 earned runs relinquished).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 39 save opportunities and they have converted 26 saves. They rank 12th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 280 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of their 117 inherited runners. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Mets have tallied 55 holds and 13 blown saves.

In their 7,467 innings on the diamond, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in the majors). The New York Mets have gotten 79 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (6th in baseball). The Mets have racked up 790 assists, 40 errors and have amassed 2,489 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Scherzer has allowed 2,121 base knocks while he has earned 3,110 K's in 2,605 innings. Scherzer (196-98 career record) has earned a 3.13 earned run average and has conceded 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 907 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.078 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.51 and he has faced 10,531 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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