Miami Marlins vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

The Miami Marlins (3-4) are en route to Citi Field on Sunday where they will meet the New York Mets (3-4). The men taking the mound will be Braxton Garrett and Carlos Carrasco.

The Marlins have tallied 8 doubles as a squad and have knocked 7 baseballs out of the park. Miami has a slugging % of .376 and have struck out 74 times, while drawing a walk on 14 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are putting up 2.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have accrued 15 RBI's and 51 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .234. They have accumulated 15 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .280.

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The Marlins have an earned run average of 4.14 over the course of the season (14th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 45 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 7 home runs and also 30 runs (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 26 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.68 as a team on the campaign.

Marlins pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 4 times in addition to having 4 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 2 holds on the campaign (21st in the league). The Marlins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 3 save situations. They have compiled 1 save so far this year and have not converted 0 of their 1 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 7 runners for the year with 0.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Marlins have dispatched 19 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Marlins have turned 75.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 567 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. The Miami Marlins have accounted for 189 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 65 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which is 18th in the majors, and have accumulated 5 double plays.

Garrett has taken the hill for 132 innings and has racked up 131 K's thus far in his career. Garrett (5-10 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.11 while he has faced 581 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.14 (61 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.440. He has allowed 142 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 49 walks.

The New York Mets are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .208 for the season. They have been rung up on 42 occasions (28th in the league) and have accounted for 47 hits. New York has knocked in 5 HRs on the campaign to go along with 22 runs batted in. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .323 and they average 3.29 runs per outing (24th in the league). They have recorded 11 two-baggers, while getting a free base 28 times as well as putting up 23 runs.

The New York pitching staff have given up 34 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.19 (34 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 13 dingers and they allow 5.19 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.492 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.38 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.31 (60 strikeouts vs 26 free passes). They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 62.

New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 1 save opportunities and they have earned 1 save. They are ranked 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 23 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 7 times in high leverage situations and also on 4 occasions with base runners. New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 50.0% of 6 inherited base runners. With 8 save situations, the Mets have compiled 7 holds and also 0 blown saves.

The New York Mets have turned 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of 1.000 (2nd in the majors). The Mets have racked up 56 assists, 0 errors and have earned a total of 177 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 531 innings on the field, the Mets have a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (16th in MLB).

Carrasco (104-86 career record) has a 3.89 ERA while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.93 and he has faced 6,017 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 628 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.221 and a FIP of 3.5. During his career, Carrasco has conceded 1,389 hits while he has tallied 1,511 strikeouts in 1,452 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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