Miami Marlins vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Citi Field is where the New York Mets (62-59) will take on the Miami Marlins (45-76) on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Valente Bellozo and Paul Blackburn.

As a team, the Miami Marlins are notching 3.7 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league. They have racked up 450 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .294. The Marlins have earned 162 two-baggers as a team and have hit 112 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 436 runs batted in in addition to 976 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .238. Miami has a slugging rate of .366 and have been called out on strikes 1,044 times, while drawing a walk on 289 occasions.

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The Marlins have a team earned run average of 4.59 for the season (28th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,000 batters. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 132 home runs and also 610 total runs (28th in the league). They have walked 411 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.24 as a squad on the campaign. Miami has surrendered 1,061 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 549 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The Marlins relievers have accumulated a save rate of 51.1% and stepped onto the hill in 103 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 172 runners on the season and 34.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 125 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 417 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have accumulated 57 holds on the campaign (20th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves over the course of the season and have blown 22 of 45 chances to get a save.

The Marlins have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of 9,678 innings, which has them sitting 28th in baseball. The Miami Marlins have a tally of 3,226 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,101 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and have accumulated 90 double plays.

Bellozo has pitched in 27 innings and has tallied 23 strikeouts thus far in his career. Bellozo (2-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.28 and he has gone up against 109 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 2.32 (7 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.956. He has conceded 20 hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) with 6 walks.

The New York Mets have tallied an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .249 on the year. They have been rung up on 1,010 occasions (17th in the league) and are sitting with 1,038 hits. New York has hit 151 long balls this year to go along with 556 RBIs. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .417 and they have an average of 4.79 runs per outing (9th in MLB). They have 224 two-baggers, while taking a walk 392 times and putting up 580 runs.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.311 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.30 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,082 strikeouts against 468 bases on balls). They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 948. They have conceded 134 homers and they give up 4.65 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have yielded 558 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (503 earned runs yielded).

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.5% out of their 161 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 118 occasions with runners on. With 123 save situations, the Mets have earned 74 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 15th in baseball with a save rate of 63.3%, and they have sent 393 relievers onto the field for the year. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 49 save opportunities and they have converted 31 saves.

Out of their 9,723 innings on the field, the Mets are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The Mets have racked up 1,049 assists, 78 errors and have a total of 3,241 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Blackburn has allowed 456 base hits while totaling 324 punch outs in 419 innings pitched. Blackburn (22-27 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.83 earned run average while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 225 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.400 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and he has gone up against 1,813 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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