Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY
TV: TBS
Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+115) New York (-135)
The Philadelphia Phillies (0-3) are en route to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (2-1). The moneyline on this matchup has the Phillies at +115 and the Yankees open at -135. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Matt Strahm and Domingo German.
Philadelphia is slugging .481 and have been called out on strikes 28 times, while drawing a walk on 8 occasions. They have accumulated 9 runs batted in and 30 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .283. The Phillies have accrued 10 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 1 baseball out of the stadium. They have 11 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .333. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 3.7 runs per contest, which is 19th in MLB.
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Phillies pitchers have allowed 6 home runs and 29 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 12 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.13 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.96. The Phillies have compiled a team ERA of 9.38 over the course of the season (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 26 hitters.
The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for 72 putouts this season, as well as 25 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 24th in the majors, and have a total of 1 double play. The Phillies have turned 58.4% of balls in play into outs out of 216 innings on the field, ranking them 29th in baseball.
Matt Strahm (17-28 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.03 and he has gone up against 1,289 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 270 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 98 walks. His earned run average is 3.80 (129 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.204. Matt Strahm has thrown 305 innings and has totaled 326 punch outs during his pro baseball career.
The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .490 and they have an average of 5.33 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have hit 2 two-baggers, while walking 10 times and earning 16 runs. New York has accumulated 7 HRs so far this year to go along with 14 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 31 occasions (9th in MLB) and have a total of 25 base hits. The New York Yankees have compiled an on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .255 this season.
The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.000 in addition to having a FIP of 2.48 as a team this season. They come in at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 19. The New York pitching staff have yielded 7 runs this season while having an ERA of 2.33 (7 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 5.13 (41 strikeouts against 8 free passes). They have allowed 2 long balls and they allow 2.33 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).
Out of their 243 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (17th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 2 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (11th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 24 assists, 1 error and have earned 81 putouts this season.
German (26-21 career win-loss record) holds a 4.37 ERA and has allowed 8.1 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.38 and he has gone up against 1,739 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has conceded 201 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.204 and having a FIP of 4.5. In his MLB career, German has conceded 371 base hits and he has 429 punch outs in 413 frames.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-135) and under 8.5 runs
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