Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+172) Arizona (-205)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (24-27) will go up against the Miami Marlins (18-34) at Chase Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Marlins at +172 and the Diamondbacks open at -205. The total is 9. The men taking the mound are Ryan Weathers and Brandon Pfaadt.

Miami has a slugging % of .350 and have been called out on strikes 390 times, while drawing a walk on 120 occasions. They have 191 RBI's as well as 405 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .232. The Marlins have hit 64 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 43 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 196 runs scored while having a team OBP of .289. As a team, the Miami Marlins are compiling 3.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 28th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. Marlins pitchers have allowed 52 home runs and 275 runs (30th in MLB). Miami has yielded 452 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 245 earned runs. The Marlins have a team earned run average of 4.75 on the campaign (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 435 hitters. They have walked 197 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a unit on the season.

The Marlins relievers have compiled a save rate of 42.1% and has come into the game in 40 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 75 runners on the year and 37.3% of those runners crossed home plate. Marlins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 52 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have sent 173 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have accumulated 21 holds so far this season (27th in MLB). They have accumulated 8 saves for the season and have blown 11 of 19 save opportunities.

The Miami Marlins have a total of 1,392 putouts for the season, as well as 490 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 28th in MLB, and they have turned 40 double plays. The Marlins have transformed 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,176 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in MLB.

Weathers (7-19 record in his career) has a FIP of 5.35 while he has gone up against 918 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 219 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 82 free passes. His ERA is 5.25 (124 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.415. Weathers has thrown 212 innings and has accounted for 164 punch outs during his MLB career.

Arizona has a total of 48 home runs so far this year and 227 runs batted in. They have recorded 90 two-baggers, while walking 170 times and recording 241 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for a team OBP of .316 and a batting average of .245 on the season. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging percentage of .390 and they tally 4.73 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have been rung up on 391 occasions (25th in the league) and have tallied 423 base hits.

The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 237 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.35 (220 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 51 home runs and they give up 4.69 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.308 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.60 (384 strikeouts against 148 walks). They come in at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 447.

With 40 save situations, the Diamondbacks have amassed 17 holds and 11 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score rate of 49.2% of 63 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB holding a save rate of 47.6%, and they have dispatched 161 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have 460 assists, 23 errors and are sitting with 1,365 putouts so far this year. Out of their 4,095 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (24th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Pfaadt has surrendered 163 base hits while accumulating 152 strikeouts in 156 innings. He has conceded a total of 88 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.282 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.11 and he has gone up against 668 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Pfaadt (5-12 mark in his career) has earned a 5.08 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+172)

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