Arizona Diamondbacks vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Philadelphia Phillies (49-25) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (36-38) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The starting pitchers are Jordan Montgomery and Zack Wheeler.

Arizona is slugging .402 and have been called out on strikes 582 times, while taking a walk on 245 occasions. They have tallied 338 runs batted in as well as 630 hits for the year, while their batting average is .252. The Diamondbacks have hit 128 doubles as a squad and have knocked 73 baseballs out of the park. They have 356 runs scored and have an OBP of .323. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 80 long balls in addition to 350 runs (23rd in MLB). Arizona has surrendered 667 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 328 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.51 on the campaign (26th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 540 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 224 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 53.8% and has come into the game in 55 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 base runners for the season with 47.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 69 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 234 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have earned 27 holds on the year (29th in baseball). They have recorded 14 saves on the year and have missed out on 12 of 26 save opportunities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 1,965 putouts on the year, as well as 682 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them ranked 2nd in MLB, and have 72 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,895 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball.

Montgomery (43-38 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.79 while he has gone up against 3,393 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 778 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 228 free passes. His earned run average is 3.85 (347 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.240. Montgomery has taken the ball for 811 frames and has accounted for 744 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they score 5.00 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have 115 doubles, while taking a walk 267 times and recording 370 runs. Philadelphia has hit 86 home runs for the year to go along with 352 RBIs. They have been rung up on 614 occasions (16th in the league) and have earned a total of 647 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .256 for the season.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.150 with a FIP of 3.32 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (679 strikeouts against 206 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 562. They have allowed 60 long balls and they concede 3.62 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 269 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.13 (232 earned runs relinquished).

Philadelphia has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 33 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 228 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.7% out of their 72 inherited runners. Sitting with 72 save situations, the Phillies have compiled 38 holds and 12 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 56 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Phillies have 669 assists, 44 errors and are sitting with 2,004 putouts over the course of the season. In their 6,012 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in MLB).

Wheeler (95-67 career record) holds a 3.41 earned run average while surrendering 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and he has faced 6,083 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 557 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.174 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. In his pro baseball career, Wheeler has given up 1,293 hits while he has earned 1,500 strikeouts in 1,471 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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