Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+120) Philadelphia (-142)

Citizens Bank Park is where the Philadelphia Phillies (77-62) will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (72-67) on Friday. The odds on this game have Miami at +120 while Philadelphia is sitting at -142. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Eury Perez and Cristopher Sanchez.

The Marlins have hit 224 doubles as a team and have hit 142 balls out of the park. Miami has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 1,090 times, while being walked on 359 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.1 runs per game, which is 25th in the league. They have accumulated 547 RBI's in addition to 1,233 hits on the year, while their team batting average is .260. They have earned a total of 576 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .316.

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The Marlins have a team ERA of 4.12 on the season (15th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,290 hitters. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 164 home runs and also 610 total runs (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 434 batters and their FIP is 4.08 as a unit this year. Miami has yielded 1,131 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 565 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Marlins bullpen have a save rate of 56.5% and has come into the game in 143 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 190 runners on the season with 31.1% of them earned a run for their team. Marlins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 135 times and also have had 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 460 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 80 holds over the course of the season (9th in baseball). They have compiled 35 saves so far this year and have blown 27 of 62 save chances.

The Miami Marlins have notched a total of 3,706 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,223 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which puts them in 25th in pro baseball, and have 127 double plays. The Marlins have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,118 innings on the field, which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball.

Perez (5-4 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.02 while he has faced 318 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 60 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 25 walks. His earned run average is 2.86 (25 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.081. Perez has pitched in 78 innings and has tallied 95 strikeouts in his career.

Philadelphia has tallied 184 HRs so far this season to go along with 656 RBIs. They have put up 261 doubles, while taking a walk 456 times as well as earning 678 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated an OBP of .329 and a batting average of .260 over the course of the season. The Phillies have a SLG% of .441 and they are earning 4.88 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,250 instances (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,240 hits.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.248 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,136. The Philadelphia pitching staff have relinquished 609 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.00 (548 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,240 strikeouts against 404 bases on balls). They have allowed 156 long balls and they yield 4.44 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB).

With 126 save situations, the Phillies have compiled 67 holds and also 21 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 59 save chances and they have walked away with 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations and on 111 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.6% out of 163 inherited base runners. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.4%, and they have sent 443 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In their 11,109 innings on the field, the Phillies have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (15th in baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Phillies have 1,186 assists, 77 errors and have accounted for 3,703 putouts this year.

Sanchez (5-5 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.30 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.25 and he has faced 536 hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 61 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and having a FIP of 4.3. In his career, Sanchez has surrendered 120 hits while totaling 117 punch outs in 127 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-142)

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