Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

The Miami Marlins (4-7) are hitting the road to Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday where they will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (4-6). The moneyline on this game has Miami at +185 and Philadelphia is priced at -215. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Edward Cabrera and Zack Wheeler.

Miami is slugging .369 and have been rung up 102 times, while being walked on 32 occasions. They have tallied 29 runs batted in as well as 82 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .233. The Marlins have hit 10 doubles as a squad and have knocked 12 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 30 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are putting up 2.7 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in baseball.

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The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 5.53 on the year (27th in MLB), and they have rung up 82 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.82 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.42. Marlins pitchers have conceded 15 home runs and 61 total runs (26th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 45 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 5.31 as a team this year.

The Marlins relievers have earned a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 3 save situations. The relievers have inherited 17 runners on the season and 17.6% of those runners crossed the plate. Marlins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 9 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 33 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have tallied 2 holds on the season (28th in the league). They have recorded 1 save over the course of the season and have blown 0 of 1 save chances.

The Marlins have transformed 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of 864 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. The Miami Marlins have notched a total of 288 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 98 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which ranks 26th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 7 double plays.

Cabrera (6-8 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 5.29 while facing 446 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 70 hits (6.0 hits per nine innings) and has 65 free passes. His earned run average is 3.87 (45 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.290. Cabrera has taken the ball for 104 innings and has totaled 109 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Philadelphia has recorded 10 home runs for the year as well as 43 runs batted in. They have hit 24 doubles, while getting a free base 24 times and putting up 45 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled an OBP of .332 and a batting average of .285 this season. The Phillies hold a team SLG% of .470 and they are recording 4.50 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have been rung up on 98 occasions (9th in the league) and have a total of 99 hits.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.553 in addition to having a FIP of 4.95 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 (84 strikeouts vs 46 free passes). They have a ranking of 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 86. They have surrendered 12 homers and they give up 5.82 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 55 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.40 (51 earned runs given up).

Philadelphia has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 2 save chances and they have walked away with 1 save. They sit at 24th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 38 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 63.6% out of their 22 inherited base runners. With 6 save situations, the Phillies have 4 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 7 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .994 (4th in professional baseball). The Phillies have recorded 82 assists, 2 errors and have notched a total of 255 putouts for the year. Out of their 765 innings on the field, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (20th in baseball).

During his career, Wheeler has allowed 1,073 hits while he has earned 1,201 strikeouts in 1,196 innings. He has allowed 457 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.206 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and he has faced 4,971 batters during his MLB career. Wheeler (74-58 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.44 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-215)

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