San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, July 16, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (48-41) will take on the San Diego Padres (43-47) at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Seth Lugo and Zack Wheeler.

The Padres have earned 155 doubles as a team and have hit 109 balls out of the park. San Diego has a slugging % of .402 and have been rung up 773 times, while drawing a walk on 374 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB. They have compiled 382 runs batted in in addition to 696 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is .235. They have earned a total of 401 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .324.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.78 on the campaign (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 779 hitters. Padres pitchers have conceded 98 home runs and 362 total runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 291 batters and their FIP is 4.18 as a unit so far this year. San Diego has given up 704 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 336 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Padres relievers have accumulated a save rate of 57.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 92 save situations. The relievers have inherited 103 runners on the campaign with 37.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 66 times and also have had 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 284 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 52 holds so far this season (8th in the league). They have 23 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of 40 save opportunities.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated 2,399 putouts so far this season, in addition to 813 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and they have twisted 78 double plays. The Padres have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 7,197 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 4th in pro baseball.

Lugo has thrown 558 innings and has accounted for 567 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.47 (215 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.173. He has given up 505 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 150 walks. Lugo (35-28 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.60 while he has gone up against 2,313 batters in the majors.

Philadelphia has accumulated 99 home runs over the course of the season as well as 385 runs batted in. They have recorded 168 two-baggers, while walking 263 times as well as scoring 401 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have an OBP of .321 in addition to a batting average of .258 this season. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .421 and they are scoring 4.51 runs per outing (15th in MLB). They have been rung up on 811 occasions (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 794 base knocks.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.247 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.40 (819 strikeouts vs 254 walks). They have a ranking of 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 726. They have surrendered 96 dingers and they surrender 4.49 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 392 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.06 (355 earned runs allowed).

Philadelphia has called on relievers to take the mound in 33 save chances and they have earned 25 saves. They rank 4th in the league with a save percentage of 75.8%, and they have sent 290 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 67 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.6% out of 101 inherited runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Phillies have earned 40 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 757 assists, 42 errors and are sitting with 2,359 putouts so far this year. In their 7,077 innings played, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (17th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Wheeler has allowed 1,163 base hits while he has earned 1,308 punch outs in 1,291 frames. He has surrendered a total of 498 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.201 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and he has gone up against 5,370 opposing batters in his career. Wheeler (81-61 career mark) has a 3.47 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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