New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The New York Mets (80-66) are en route to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (88-58). The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Severino and Kolby Allard.

New York is slugging .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,249 times, while drawing a walk on 465 occasions. They have earned 661 RBI's as well as 1,225 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .246. The Mets have hit 261 doubles as a team and have hit 184 balls out of the park. They have racked up 692 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.42 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Mets pitchers have allowed 151 home runs and also 633 runs (15th in MLB). New York has surrendered 1,120 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 574 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 3.97 so far this season (14th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,303 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 539 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a unit over the course of the season.

Mets pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 145 times as well as having 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 93 holds this year (4th in the league). The Mets bullpen have a save rate of 61.7% and has come into the game in 155 save situations. They have compiled 37 saves for the year and have not converted 23 of 60 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 194 runners on the campaign with 32.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The Mets have sent 467 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The New York Mets have amassed 3,908 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,270 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball, and have earned 122 double plays. The Mets have transformed 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,724 innings, ranking them 12th in professional baseball.

Severino has thrown 893 frames and has tallied 932 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.78 (375 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.197. He has conceded 798 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 271 free passes. Severino (64-43 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.72 while he has faced 3,717 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Phillies hold a team slugging percentage of .426 and they average 4.89 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have recorded 261 doubles, while walking 475 times and putting up 714 runs. Philadelphia has 177 home runs for the year as well as 682 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,217 occasions (19th in the league) and have accounted for 1,297 base knocks. The Philadelphia Phillies have tallied an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .259 so far this season.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.212 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (1,289 strikeouts vs 390 bases on balls). They rank 17th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,192. They have given up 161 homers and they surrender 4.07 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 590 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.71 (538 earned runs conceded).

Philadelphia has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 54 save chances and they have tallied 35 saves. They rank 13th in MLB holding a save rate of 64.8%, and they have sent 466 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 157 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.2% of 117 inherited runners. With 126 save situations, the Phillies have compiled 71 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

In their 11,748 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (18th in baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 111 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Phillies have recorded 1,326 assists, 79 errors and have 3,916 putouts for the year.

Allard (11-24 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.94 ERA and has given up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.52 and he has gone up against 1,157 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 173 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.430 and having a FIP of 5.8. So far in his pro baseball career, Allard has allowed 289 base knocks while he has earned 217 strikeouts in 262 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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