Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets Prediction, 9/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (65-78) will attempt to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-69) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zac Gallen and Joey Lucchesi.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 13th in MLB. They have earned 673 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .323. The Diamondbacks have tallied 252 doubles as a unit and have hit 157 baseballs out of the park. They have 636 RBI's and 1,232 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .253. Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 1,130 times, while drawing a walk on 475 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 176 home runs and also 687 runs in total (20th in baseball). Arizona has given up 1,236 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 648 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.54 this year (21st in MLB), and they have rung up 1,199 batters. They have walked 470 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.38 as a unit on the season.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 147 times in addition to having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 69 holds for the season (24th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relievers have a save percentage of 63.2% and has come into the game in 139 save situations. They have tallied 43 saves over the course of the season and have blown 25 out of their 68 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 212 runners this year with 30.2% of those players earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 484 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 3,853 putouts this year, as well as 1,254 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which has them sitting 1st in MLB, and they have turned 121 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,559 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in MLB.

Gallen has taken the mound for 645 innings and has earned 704 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.15 (226 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.095. He has conceded 510 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 196 walks. Gallen (37-29 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.47 while going up against 2,611 hitters in the majors.

The New York Mets have earned an on-base percentage of .317 as well as a batting average of .237 this season. They have struck out on 1,163 occasions (23rd in the league) and are sitting with 1,119 hits. New York has knocked in 189 long balls on the season and 604 RBIs. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they score 4.34 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have notched 190 doubles, while getting a free base 473 times as well as putting up 621 runs.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.377 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.55 as a team for the season. They rank 14th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,186. The New York pitching staff have conceded 659 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.43 (615 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (1,228 strikeouts vs 534 walks). They have given up 173 homers and they concede 4.75 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 49 save chances and they have earned 31 saves. They are ranked 14th in baseball with a save rate of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 473 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 140 times in high leverage situations in addition to 141 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 210 inherited base runners. Sitting with 134 save situations, the Mets have earned 80 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 126 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 1,237 assists, 75 errors and have a total of 3,749 putouts over the course of the season. In 11,247 innings on the field, the Mets have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (17th in pro baseball).

Lucchesi (21-24 record in his career) holds a 4.18 earned run average and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 and he has faced 1,539 opposing hitters in his career. He has surrendered 170 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.269 and a FIP of 4.2. Thus far in his career, Lucchesi has given up 342 base knocks while tallying 371 punch outs in 365 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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