New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The New York Mets (70-81) are on their way to Citizens Bank Park on Thursday where they will play the Philadelphia Phillies (82-69). The pitchers expected to start will be David Peterson and Ranger Suarez.

The Mets have recorded 209 two-baggers as a team and have hit 197 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging % of .407 and have been rung up 1,227 times, while drawing a walk on 498 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball. They have accrued 644 RBI's as well as 1,198 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .239. They are sitting with 664 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.31 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.36. Mets pitchers have surrendered 178 home runs and also 682 total runs (18th in baseball). New York has allowed 1,241 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 634 earned runs. The Mets hold a team ERA of 4.32 so far this year (18th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,292 hitters. They have walked 560 opposing players and their FIP is 4.50 as a squad this year.

The Mets have dispatched 495 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 223 base runners for the season with 31.8% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 33 saves this year and have missed out on 18 out of their 51 save opportunities. The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 64.7% and has entered the game in 137 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 81 holds for the season (13th in MLB). Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 148 times in addition to having 146 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have earned a total of 3,964 putouts for the season, as well as 1,307 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball, and have a total of 134 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,892 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball.

Peterson has taken the mound for 322 frames and has earned 348 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.56 (163 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.407. He has allowed 308 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 145 walks. Peterson (18-21 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.26 and he has faced 1,392 batters during his time in the majors.

The Philadelphia Phillies hold an OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .258 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,375 occasions (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,334 base hits. Philadelphia has accounted for 204 home runs for the year as well as 716 RBIs. The Phillies have a team slugging % of .440 and they average 4.90 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have hit 277 two-baggers, while getting a free base 501 times as well as scoring 740 runs.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.255 with a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (1,340 strikeouts vs 447 bases on balls). They sit at 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,237. They have allowed 174 home runs and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 668 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.04 (603 earned runs given up).

Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of 175 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 159 times in high leverage situations in addition to 121 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 137 save situations, the Phillies have earned 74 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. They rank 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.5%, and they have sent 484 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Philadelphia has called on relievers to enter the game in 63 save chances and they have tallied 40 saves.

In their 12,081 innings on the diamond, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (14th in professional baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Phillies have recorded 1,295 assists, 86 errors and have earned 4,027 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Suarez has given up 420 base knocks while tallying 399 strikeouts in 442 frames. He has given up a total of 162 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 and he has faced 1,867 hitters so far in his career. Suarez (28-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.29 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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