Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Arizona Diamondbacks (25-30) are headed to Citi Field on Friday where they will meet the New York Mets (22-33). The pitchers who are expected to start are Jordan Montgomery and Luis Severino.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .382 and have been called out on strikes 428 times, while drawing a walk on 180 occasions. They have 234 RBI's and 451 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .243. The Diamondbacks have earned 95 doubles as a team and have smacked 48 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 248 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 4.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 53 home runs and also 252 runs in total (20th in baseball). Arizona has surrendered 481 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 232 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.27 this season (23rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 412 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 157 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a unit on the campaign.

Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 50 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 19 holds on the campaign (30th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. They have earned 11 saves so far this year and have missed out on 11 of 22 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 68 base runners this year with 47.1% of them ended up scoring. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 172 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,401 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 1,467 putouts this season, in addition to 499 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which puts them in 6th in professional baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays.

Montgomery has taken the mound for 795 innings and has racked up 729 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Montgomery (41-36 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.77 while he has faced 3,308 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.73 (330 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.220. He has conceded 751 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 219 free passes.

The New York Mets hold a team on-base percentage of .304 as well as a team batting average of .232 this season. They have been rung up on 448 occasions (19th in MLB) and have a total of 439 hits. New York has recorded 58 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 216 RBIs. The Mets hold a slugging percentage of .370 and they earn 4.13 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have recorded 85 doubles, while getting a free base 171 times and notching 227 runs.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.335 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a staff this season. They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 434. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 264 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.13 (227 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (487 strikeouts vs 227 bases on balls). They have given up 49 HR's and they allow 4.80 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB).

New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 22 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. They rank 25th in MLB with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have sent 184 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 80 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of 72 inherited runners. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Mets have 38 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 44 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 467 assists, 35 errors and have a total of 1,486 putouts on the season. In 4,458 innings on the diamond, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in the majors).

In his career, Severino has surrendered 689 hits while earning 838 K's in 786 innings. Severino (56-39 record in his career) has earned a 3.74 earned run average and has conceded 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 327 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.183 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and he has gone up against 3,267 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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