Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Philadelphia Phillies (56-49) are hitting the road to loanDepot park on Tuesday where they will go up against the Miami Marlins (57-49). The expected starting pitchers will be Ranger Suarez and Sandy Alcantara.

Philadelphia is slugging .413 and have struck out 969 times, while drawing a walk on 328 occasions. They have accrued 452 runs batted in in addition to 920 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .255. The Phillies have recorded 190 doubles as a squad and have hit 113 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 470 runs while having a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.17 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Phillies pitchers have yielded 115 long balls and also 462 runs in total (14th in the league). Philadelphia has surrendered 854 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 416 earned runs. The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 4.02 on the year (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 952 hitters. They have walked 300 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a squad for the year.

The Phillies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 69.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 90 save situations. The relievers have inherited 126 runners on the year and 34.1% of those players ended up scoring. Phillies pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 87 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 342 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 47 holds on the year (24th in baseball). They have compiled 30 saves on the season and have not converted 13 out of their 43 chances to get a save.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 2,794 putouts on the year, as well as 893 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball, and have 76 double plays. The Phillies have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 8,382 innings on the field, which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball.

Suarez (27-20 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.68 and he has gone up against 1,718 batters in the majors. He has given up 387 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 141 walks. His ERA is 3.33 (151 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. Suarez has taken the ball for 408 innings and is sitting with 363 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .265 this year. They have struck out on 848 instances (24th in the league) and are sitting with 954 hits. Miami has compiled 95 home runs this year to go along with 415 runs batted in. The Marlins hold a team SLG% of .399 and they have an average of 4.11 runs per game (27th in the league). They have 169 doubles, while walking 278 times as well as recording 436 runs.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.267 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a unit for the season. They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 873. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 457 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.11 (429 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (997 strikeouts against 318 walks). They have given up 116 home runs and they concede 4.38 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).

Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.2% of 154 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 140 times in high leverage situations in addition to 107 occasions with runners on base. With 120 save situations, the Marlins have 69 holds and also 21 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 58.0%, and they have sent 361 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Miami has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have earned 29 saves.

In their 8,463 innings on the diamond, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (27th in MLB). The Miami Marlins have gotten 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Marlins have 941 assists, 63 errors and have amassed 2,821 putouts on the season.

In his career, Alcantara has conceded 724 base hits and he has 751 K's in 851 innings. He has conceded 314 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.158 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and he has faced 3,482 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Alcantara (38-52 career mark) has earned a 3.32 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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