Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+110) Miami (-130)

The Miami Marlins (51-38) host the Philadelphia Phillies (47-39) at loanDepot park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +110 and Miami is sitting at -130. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ranger Suarez and Braxton Garrett.

Philadelphia has a slugging % of .422 and have struck out 783 times, while being walked on 261 occasions. They have accounted for 375 runs batted in and 770 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .259. The Phillies have tallied 164 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 95 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 391 runs and have an OBP of .322. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB.

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The Phillies have an earned run average of 4.04 on the campaign (13th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 796 hitters. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 91 home runs and 377 runs in total (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 249 opposing players and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad on the season. Philadelphia has surrendered 694 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 342 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

The Phillies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 72 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 100 runners so far this season with 38.0% of them crossed home plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 66 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 284 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have tallied 40 holds so far this season (23rd in MLB). They have accumulated 24 saves so far this year and have not converted 8 of 32 save chances.

The Philadelphia Phillies have 2,284 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 724 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 7th in professional baseball, and have a total of 54 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,852 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in MLB.

Suarez (27-18 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.62 and he has gone up against 1,615 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 358 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 131 free passes. His ERA is 3.20 (137 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.269. Suarez has taken the hill for 385 innings and has 345 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Miami has tallied 82 home runs on the year to go along with 351 runs batted in. They have 142 doubles, while taking a walk 249 times and scoring 371 runs. The Miami Marlins hold a team on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .264 on the year. The Marlins hold a team slugging % of .400 and they have an average of 4.17 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have struck out on 716 occasions (21st in the league) and have totaled 796 base knocks.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.269 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a staff so far this season. They come in at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 729. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 381 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.10 (360 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (840 strikeouts against 275 free passes). They have conceded 95 home runs and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB).

Sitting with 101 save situations, the Marlins have compiled 60 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Miami has had relievers enter the game in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 116 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with runners on base. Miami relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of 131 inherited runners. They rank 13th in MLB with a save rate of 65.9%, and they have sent 307 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Miami Marlins have turned 79 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in professional baseball). The Marlins have racked up 791 assists, 49 errors and have earned 2,375 putouts this year. In their 7,125 innings on the field, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (21st in the majors).

So far in his career, Garrett has surrendered 220 base hits while tallying 228 strikeouts in 217 innings. Garrett (9-12 career mark) is the owner of a 3.90 ERA and has conceded 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 94 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.309 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and he has gone up against 922 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-130)

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