Arizona Diamondbacks vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (22-24) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (27-20) at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryne Nelson and Connor Brogdon.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 5.2 runs/g, which is 6th in the league. They have racked up 242 runs and have an on-base percentage of .331. The Diamondbacks have accounted for 94 doubles as a team and have smacked 52 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 229 runs batted in and 425 base knocks for the season, while their batting average sits at .266. Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .435 and have been rung up 361 times, while being walked on 146 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.56 on the campaign (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 383 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 56 home runs and also 230 runs in total (23rd in MLB). They have walked 167 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.49 as a squad this year. Arizona has relinquished 388 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 211 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. The relievers have inherited 75 runners over the course of the season and 29.3% of those players ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 49 times and also have had 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 156 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 25 holds for the season (11th in the league). They have tallied 12 saves on the season and have missed out on 9 of their 21 save chances.

The Diamondbacks have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 3,747 innings, ranking them 8th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 1,249 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 443 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which has them sitting 5th in the majors, and have accumulated 36 double plays.

Nelson has taken the hill for 64 innings and is sitting with 48 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.34 (31 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.290. He has allowed 62 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 21 walks. Nelson (2-3 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.55 and he has gone up against 268 hitters during his time in the majors.

Philadelphia has tallied 48 home runs so far this year to go along with 189 RBIs. They have hit 90 doubles, while taking a walk 136 times as well as scoring 198 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .260 on the campaign. The Phillies have a team slugging % of .421 and they are earning 4.30 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have struck out on 416 occasions (10th in baseball) and have tallied 409 hits.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 226 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.57 (203 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 44 homers and they yield 5.08 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.320 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.84 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (425 strikeouts against 148 walks). They come in at 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 380.

Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of 63 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations in addition to 38 occasions with runners on base. With 42 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 26 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They sit at 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 160 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 16 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 21 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in baseball). The Phillies have recorded 370 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 1,201 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,603 innings on the field, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (25th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Brogdon has surrendered 118 hits while he has totaled 137 punch outs in 137 frames. He has allowed a total of 50 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.175 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.19 and he has faced 569 batters in his MLB career. Brogdon (10-6 record in his career) has earned a 3.28 earned run average while surrendering 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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