Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, May 8, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+185) Arizona (-215)

The Miami Marlins (17-18) are en route to Chase Field on Monday where they will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (19-15). The line on this contest has the Marlins at +185 while the Diamondbacks are priced at -215. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Braxton Garrett and Zac Gallen.

The Marlins have recorded 47 two-baggers as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the stadium. Miami has a slugging percentage of .374 and have been rung up 294 times, while being walked on 85 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are putting up 3.3 runs per game, which has them at 30th in the league. They have 106 runs batted in and 278 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .249. They are sitting with 111 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .307.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 46 long balls and also 168 runs in total (23rd in MLB). Miami has given up 295 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 158 earned runs. The Marlins have a team ERA of 4.74 for the year (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 302 hitters. They have walked 120 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.72 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Marlins have sent 114 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 base runners this season with 19.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 8 saves on the campaign and have not converted 3 of their 11 chances to save the game. The Marlins bullpen have earned a save percentage of 72.7% and has come into the game in 28 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 17 holds for the season (15th in the league). Marlins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 32 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have notched a total of 900 putouts so far this season, as well as 291 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which ranks 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 31 double plays. The Marlins have turned 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,700 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in the majors.

Garrett has taken the hill for 156 innings and has earned 152 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Garrett (6-11 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.18 and he has faced 687 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.38 (76 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.468. He has allowed 175 base hits (10.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 54 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .270 this year. They have been rung up on 247 occasions (29th in MLB) and have recorded 301 base hits. Arizona has accounted for 34 HRs this season as well as 166 RBIs. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .435 and they have an average of 5.21 runs per game (7th in the league). They have 67 doubles, while getting a free base 86 times and notching 172 runs.

The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.353 in addition to having a FIP of 4.71 as a staff so far this year. They rank 12th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 270. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 161 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.83 (155 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (273 strikeouts vs 121 free passes). They have conceded 42 dingers and they concede 5.01 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball).

Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.4% out of their 51 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 27 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 30 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 16 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 112 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 14 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 25 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .992 (2nd in baseball). The Diamondbacks have 316 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 867 putouts on the season. In their 2,601 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in baseball).

Gallen (26-23 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.04 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.49 and he has faced 2,024 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 169 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.078 and a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Gallen has conceded 377 base knocks and he has 566 strikeouts in 500 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+185)

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