New York Mets vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (50-35) will play the New York Mets (38-46) on Wednesday. The men taking the mound are Max Scherzer and Tommy Henry.

The Mets have tallied 113 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 105 balls out of the stadium. New York is slugging .402 and have struck out 654 times, while taking a walk on 275 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in MLB. They have accrued 365 RBI's in addition to 668 hits this year, while their average at the plate is .240. They have a total of 376 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .317.

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The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 4.50 on the year (22nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 716 batters. Mets pitchers have yielded 111 home runs and also 388 runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 307 opposing players and their FIP is 4.75 as a team for the year. New York has yielded 693 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 365 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The Mets have dispatched 272 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 117 base runners for the year with 28.2% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 20 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 31 chances to save the game. The Mets relievers have compiled a save rate of 64.5% and has entered the game in 87 save situations. The relievers have notched 54 holds on the year (5th in MLB). Mets bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 79 times and also have had 80 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have accounted for 2,192 putouts this year, in addition to 734 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 15th in baseball, and have a total of 79 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,576 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in pro baseball.

Scherzer (208-104 career mark) has a FIP of 3.13 while going up against 11,148 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 2,254 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 719 walks. His earned run average is 3.13 (960 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.078. Scherzer has taken the mound for 2,758 frames and has 3,278 K's thus far in his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .261 so far this season. They have struck out on 653 occasions (28th in MLB) and have earned 756 base hits. Arizona has knocked in 98 home runs for the season as well as 411 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .433 and they score 5.07 runs per outing (5th in MLB). They have 166 doubles, while walking 278 times and notching 431 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.324 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (708 strikeouts vs 282 free passes). They rank 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 718. They have relinquished 95 long balls and they concede 4.70 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have given up 394 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.35 (365 earned runs conceded).

Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 37 save opportunities and they have converted 23 saves. They rank 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 269 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 78 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with runners on. Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.7% out of their 126 inherited base runners. Sitting with 87 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 49 holds and also 14 blown saves.

In 6,798 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (9th in baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 742 assists, 30 errors and have a total of 2,266 putouts this season.

Henry (8-5 career record) has earned a 4.60 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.85 and he has faced 494 hitters in his career. He has allowed 59 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.387 and a FIP of 5.6. In his pro baseball career, Henry has allowed 114 hits while totaling 85 punch outs in 115 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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