Arizona Diamondbacks vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

loanDepot park is the site where the Miami Marlins (46-78) will try to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (69-56) on Tuesday. The men taking the mound are Eduardo Rodriguez and Edward Cabrera.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 213 doubles as a team and have knocked 150 balls out of the park. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .431 and have been called out on strikes 971 times, while taking a walk on 422 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have amassed 624 runs batted in as well as 1,108 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .260. They are sitting with 656 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .332.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team ERA of 4.46 so far this season (25th in baseball), and they have struck out 946 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 127 home runs and also 586 total runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 373 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.08 as a squad on the year. Arizona has given up 1,117 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 552 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34.

Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 114 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 72 holds on the season (11th in the league). The Diamondbacks relievers have earned a save rate of 56.6% and has come into the game in 127 save situations. They have earned 30 saves this year and have blown 23 of their 53 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 158 base runners so far this season and 41.8% of those players crossed the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 414 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Diamondbacks have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,035 innings on the field, which ranks them 25th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 3,345 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,150 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball, and have a total of 114 double plays.

Rodriguez (83-53 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 4,706 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,056 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 379 free passes. His ERA is 4.04 (499 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.292. Rodriguez has taken the ball for 1,110 innings and has earned 1,113 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Marlins have a team slugging % of .365 and they are scoring 3.68 runs per outing (29th in MLB). They have tallied 168 two-baggers, while taking a walk 296 times as well as putting up 456 runs. Miami has recorded 113 home runs on the year to go along with 441 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,065 instances (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 994 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have earned an on-base percentage of .293 as well as a team batting average of .237 this year.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.374 with a FIP of 4.25 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (1,027 strikeouts against 424 walks). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,087. They have yielded 137 long balls and they allow 5.10 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have allowed 623 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.59 (561 earned runs yielded).

With 105 save situations, the Marlins have compiled 58 holds and also 22 blown saves. Miami has called on relievers to enter the game in 46 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 144 times in high leverage situations and also on 129 occasions with runners on. Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.7% out of their 176 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 29th in the league holding a save rate of 52.2%, and they have sent 426 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Miami Marlins have turned 95 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in pro baseball). The Marlins have 1,123 assists, 82 errors and have 3,301 putouts on the season. Out of their 9,903 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Cabrera has conceded 200 base knocks while accumulating 291 strikeouts in 256 innings. He has surrendered 126 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.381 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and he has faced 1,107 hitters in his pro baseball career. Cabrera (15-18 career win-loss mark) has a 4.44 ERA while conceding 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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