New York Mets vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Miami Marlins (13-32) will go up against the New York Mets (20-23) at loanDepot park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Sean Manaea and Sixto Sanchez.

New York has a slugging rate of .365 and have been rung up 331 times, while drawing a walk on 140 occasions. They have recorded 171 RBI's and 343 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .232. The Mets have tallied 65 doubles as a team and have hit 43 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 183 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .306. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 18th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Mets pitchers have surrendered 30 long balls and 191 total runs (15th in MLB). New York has yielded 319 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 164 earned runs. The Mets have an earned run average of 3.79 for the season (13th in baseball), and they have rung up 387 batters. They have walked 196 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.82 as a team on the year.

The Mets have sent 147 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 58 runners over the course of the season with 27.6% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 11 saves for the season and have blown 8 out of their 19 save opportunities. The Mets relievers have compiled a save rate of 57.9% and has come into the game in 49 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 30 holds this year (7th in MLB). Mets relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 47 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have earned 1,167 putouts so far this season, as well as 362 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 24th in MLB, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Mets have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,501 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in pro baseball.

Manaea has pitched in 1,044 frames and has earned 962 K's during his career. Manaea (67-57 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.01 while facing 4,370 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.06 (471 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.226. He has allowed 988 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 292 walks.

The Marlins have a team slugging % of .341 and they score 3.62 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have put up 56 doubles, while walking 103 times and scoring 163 runs. Miami has hit 36 HRs for the season as well as 159 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 342 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have tallied 339 hits. The Miami Marlins have earned an OBP of .280 as well as a team batting average of .225 on the season.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.441 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a staff for the season. They sit at 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 396. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 250 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.98 (221 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (380 strikeouts vs 179 bases on balls). They have given up 50 dingers and they relinquish 5.64 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

With 37 save situations, the Marlins have recorded 20 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 46 times in high leverage situations in addition to 43 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 39.1% out of their 64 inherited base runners. They sit at 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 41.2%, and they have dispatched 152 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

In 3,591 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (28th in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 37 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (28th in pro baseball). The Marlins have accrued 421 assists, 34 errors and have earned a total of 1,197 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Sanchez has surrendered 64 base knocks and he has 46 strikeouts in 61 innings. Sanchez (3-3 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.38 ERA while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 30 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.362 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.30 and he has faced 264 hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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