Miami Marlins vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+132) New York (-156)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (8-2) will take on the Miami Marlins (0-9) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Marlins at +132 while the Yankees are sitting at -156. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jesus Luzardo and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Miami has a slugging percentage of .308 and have been rung up 76 times, while taking a walk on 26 occasions. They have tallied 29 RBI's in addition to 64 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .208. The Marlins have earned 10 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 7 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 30 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .275. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are recording 3.3 runs/g, which has them at 25th in baseball.

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The Marlins have a team ERA of 5.42 on the season (26th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 80 hitters. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 10 home runs and 62 total runs (29th in the league). They have walked 50 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.79 as a team so far this season. Miami has given up 90 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 50 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.60 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.69.

The Marlins have sent 30 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 10 base runners this year and 50.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 0 saves so far this year and have blown 4 out of their 4 chances to get a save. The Marlins relievers have a save rate of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 9 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 5 holds for the season (15th in the league). Marlins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 8 times as well as having 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have 249 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 94 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which ranks 28th in baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays. The Marlins have transformed 64.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 747 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in baseball.

Luzardo has taken the mound for 455 frames and has tallied 514 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Luzardo (23-29 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 1,911 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.19 (212 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.247. He has conceded 406 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 162 walks.

The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .379 and they are recording 4.56 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have recorded 11 two-baggers, while taking a walk 40 times and scoring 41 runs. New York is sitting with 10 HRs for the season as well as 35 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 77 occasions (10th in the league) and have totaled 73 hits. The New York Yankees are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .243 for the year.

The New York pitching staff have relinquished 36 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.18 (29 earned runs conceded). They have given up 7 homers and they yield 3.95 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.378 with a FIP of 4.09 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.20 (66 strikeouts vs 33 walks). They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 80.

With 13 save situations, the Yankees have 5 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to enter the contest in 8 save opportunities and they have converted 6 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 14 times in high leverage situations and also on 14 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 42.1% out of 19 inherited runners. They sit at 8th in MLB with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 30 relievers to the hill on the season.

The New York Yankees have gotten 5 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .977 (24th in professional baseball). The Yankees have 89 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 246 putouts over the course of the season. In 738 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (19th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Cortes Jr has allowed 352 hits while he has tallied 420 K's in 403 innings. He has surrendered 174 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.182 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and he has gone up against 1,669 batters during his career. Cortes Jr (24-12 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.88 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+132)

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