Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Astros (75-64) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (79-61) at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Eduardo Rodriguez and Yusei Kikuchi.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .437 and have struck out 1,082 times, while taking a walk on 487 occasions. They have compiled 727 RBI's and 1,253 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .263. The Diamondbacks have recorded 235 doubles as a squad and have hit 177 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 763 runs and hold an OBP of .336. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.5 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 149 long balls in addition to 668 runs in total (25th in the league). Arizona has allowed 1,266 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 630 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 4.54 so far this year (27th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,092 batters. They have walked 414 hitters and their FIP is 4.11 as a team so far this year.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 132 times and also have had 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 79 holds for the year (11th in baseball). The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 139 save situations. They have 35 saves so far this season and have missed out on 23 out of their 58 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 187 base runners for the year with 41.7% of those players crossed home plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 461 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Diamondbacks have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of 11,250 innings, ranking them 25th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 3,750 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,281 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which puts them in 1st in MLB, and they have turned 127 double plays.

Rodriguez (84-54 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 while he has faced 4,771 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 1,074 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 383 free passes. His ERA is 4.06 (508 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.295. Rodriguez has thrown 1,125 innings and has earned 1,124 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Houston Astros hold an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .260 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,024 occasions (27th in the league) and have accounted for 1,239 hits. Houston has accounted for 165 home runs for the year as well as 607 RBIs. The Astros have a team slugging % of .418 and they tally 4.58 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have hit 223 doubles, while getting a free base 377 times as well as racking up 636 runs.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.251 and have a FIP of 4.07 as a team so far this year. They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,052. The Houston pitching staff have allowed 556 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.76 (515 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.30 (1,270 strikeouts against 491 free passes). They have allowed 154 home runs and they allow 4.06 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Houston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have earned 35 saves. They rank 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 438 relievers onto the field on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 127 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with runners on. Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.6% out of their 125 inherited runners. With 138 save situations, the Astros have tallied 80 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

Out of their 11,097 innings played, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (6th in the majors). The Houston Astros have turned 114 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,121 assists, 70 errors and have earned 3,699 putouts for the year.

Kikuchi (39-46 career mark) has earned a 4.63 ERA and has surrendered 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 3,371 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 403 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.359 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Kikuchi has surrendered 787 base knocks while he has tallied 808 strikeouts in 784 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston

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