Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-135) Miami (+114)

The Miami Marlins (57-50) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (57-49) at loanDepot park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Phillies at -135 and the Marlins are sitting at +114. The betting total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Zack Wheeler and Braxton Garrett.

The Phillies have hit 192 doubles as a squad and have knocked 113 balls out of the stadium. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .412 and have been rung up 978 times, while being walked on 338 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in the league. They have accrued 456 runs batted in and 926 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .255. They have a total of 474 runs while holding a team OBP of .322.

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The Phillies hold a team ERA of 4.00 over the course of the season (11th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 957 batters. Phillies pitchers have conceded 116 home runs in addition to 464 runs in total (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 303 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a squad this season. Philadelphia has surrendered 861 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 418 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.16 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

Phillies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 89 times in addition to having 117 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 49 holds this season (22nd in MLB). The Phillies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 70.5% and has entered the game in 93 save situations. They have accumulated 31 saves for the year and have missed out on 13 of 44 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 base runners on the year with 33.6% of them ended up scoring. The Phillies have sent 345 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with 2,821 putouts for the season, as well as 903 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 17th in the majors, and have 77 double plays. The Phillies have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,463 innings, which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball.

Wheeler has taken the mound for 1,311 innings and has totaled 1,334 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.45 (503 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.194. He has given up 1,176 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 390 free passes. Wheeler (82-62 career record) has a FIP of 3.31 while he has gone up against 5,446 batters in the majors.

The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .264 this season. They have struck out on 853 instances (24th in the league) and are sitting with 961 base hits. Miami has accounted for 96 home runs this season to go along with 417 RBIs. The Marlins have a team slugging % of .399 and they average 4.09 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have 170 doubles, while getting a free base 281 times as well as scoring 438 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (1,006 strikeouts vs 328 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 879. They have given up 116 home runs and they concede 4.37 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 461 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (433 earned runs allowed).

With 120 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 69 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Miami has had relievers enter the contest in 50 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 108 occasions with runners on base. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of 156 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 58.0%, and they have sent 365 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In 8,544 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (26th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have turned 98 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The Marlins have 948 assists, 64 errors and have accounted for 2,848 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Garrett has allowed 244 base knocks and he has 247 punch outs in 235 frames. He has allowed a total of 107 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.74 and he has faced 1,007 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Garrett (10-13 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.09 ERA while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-135)

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