Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Miami Marlins (32-58) are on their way to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Houston Astros (46-44). The expected starting pitchers will be Trevor Rogers and Ronel Blanco.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 3.5 runs per game, which has them at 29th in MLB. They have racked up 316 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .282. The Marlins have recorded 125 doubles as a squad and have knocked 71 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 307 runs batted in and 702 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .231. Miami owns a slugging percentage of .350 and have been rung up 731 times, while taking a walk on 192 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Marlins pitchers have allowed 89 home runs and 450 runs (28th in the league). Miami has given up 786 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 403 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team ERA of 4.52 this season (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 741 hitters. They have walked 309 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a squad for the season.

The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 46.9% and has come into the game in 72 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 runners on the year with 35.2% of those runners crossed home plate. Marlins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 95 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have sent 315 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 40 holds for the season (23rd in baseball). They have 15 saves for the year and have blown 17 of 32 save chances.

The Marlins have turned 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,221 innings, ranking them 28th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have accounted for 2,407 putouts this year, in addition to 835 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and have 66 double plays.

Rogers has taken the ball for 370 frames and has totaled 391 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.30 (177 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.394. He has given up 367 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 149 walks. Rogers (14-32 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.24 and he has faced 1,621 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Astros have a team slugging % of .420 and they are earning 4.77 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have 154 doubles, while walking 255 times and scoring 429 runs. Houston has recorded 104 long balls on the campaign as well as 412 RBIs. They have been rung up on 625 occasions (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 817 hits. The Houston Astros hold a team on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .264 over the course of the season.

The Houston pitching staff have allowed 392 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.14 (367 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 103 homers and they yield 4.43 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.319 with a FIP of 4.33 as a staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (766 strikeouts against 329 free passes). They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 722.

With 84 save situations, the Astros have compiled 50 holds and 14 blown saves. Houston has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 34 save opportunities and they have earned 20 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 83 times in high leverage situations and on 49 occasions with base runners. Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.6% of 71 inherited runners. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 288 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

Out of their 7,176 innings on the diamond, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in pro baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 74 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Astros have racked up 769 assists, 39 errors and are sitting with 2,392 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Blanco has allowed 115 base hits while he has accumulated 147 strikeouts in 154 frames. Blanco (10-4 career record) is the owner of a 3.39 ERA while conceding 6.7 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 58 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.207 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and he has gone up against 639 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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