New York Mets vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Diego Padres

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The San Diego Padres (72-55) will take on the New York Mets (65-61) at Petco Park on Thursday. The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Severino and Dylan Cease.

New York is slugging .419 and have been rung up 1,062 times, while taking a walk on 411 occasions. They have accounted for 578 RBI's as well as 1,075 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .249. The Mets have tallied 232 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 159 balls out of the park. They have tallied 602 runs and have an OBP of .322. As a unit, the New York Mets are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have allowed 138 home runs in addition to 576 total runs (22nd in the league). New York has surrendered 983 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 519 earned runs. The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.15 for the year (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,117 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 481 opposing players and their FIP is 4.26 as a squad so far this year.

The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 62.0% and has come into the game in 124 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 base runners on the year and 33.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 120 times in addition to having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 403 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have a total of 74 holds on the year (11th in the league). They have 31 saves on the year and have blown 19 out of their 50 chances to get a save.

The Mets have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,128 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 15th in MLB. The New York Mets have 3,376 putouts on the year, as well as 1,102 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball, and have a total of 103 double plays.

Severino has taken the ball for 869 frames and has totaled 905 strikeouts thus far in his career. Severino (62-43 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 3,620 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.81 (368 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.192. He has given up 774 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 262 walks.

The San Diego Padres have earned a team OBP of .326 as well as a team batting average of .265 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 837 instances (30th in MLB) and have earned 1,150 base hits. San Diego is sitting with 145 home runs for the year to go along with 585 RBIs. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .419 and they are earning 4.78 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have notched 196 doubles, while getting a free base 350 times as well as racking up 607 runs.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.228 in addition to having a FIP of 3.79 as a team over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,020. The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 533 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.94 (493 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,145 strikeouts against 363 free passes). They have given up 136 dingers and they concede 4.26 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball).

San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have tallied 33 saves. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.5%, and they have sent 421 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 107 times in high leverage situations and also on 131 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.9% out of their 198 inherited runners. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Padres have earned 60 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 94 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in baseball). The Padres have accrued 1,000 assists, 59 errors and have earned 3,380 putouts this year. Out of their 10,140 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Cease has given up 667 base hits while he has totaled 978 strikeouts in 806 innings pitched. Cease (55-44 mark in his career) has a 3.76 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 337 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.254 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has faced 3,411 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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