New York Mets vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Sportsnet New York

The San Diego Padres (72-57) will play the New York Mets (67-61) at Petco Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Quintana and Martin Perez.

New York is slugging .421 and have struck out 1,078 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions. They have accounted for 589 runs batted in and 1,100 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .250. The Mets have hit 237 doubles as a squad and have knocked 162 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 614 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323. As a unit, the New York Mets are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 9th in the league.

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The Mets hold a team ERA of 4.13 this season (19th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,136 hitters. Mets pitchers have relinquished 139 home runs and also 582 runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 490 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.25 as a team for the year. New York has relinquished 993 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 525 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.32 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Mets relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.8% and has come into the game in 128 save situations. The relievers have inherited 166 base runners so far this year with 33.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Mets pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 121 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 409 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 77 holds so far this season (10th in baseball). They have recorded 31 saves on the campaign and have blown 20 of 51 save opportunities.

The Mets have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,290 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have earned a total of 3,430 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,124 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which is 27th in the majors, and they have turned 105 double plays.

Quintana has pitched in 1,932 innings and is sitting with 1,698 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.80 (816 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.282. He has allowed 1,898 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 580 walks. Quintana (98-102 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 while he has faced 8,117 batters in the major leagues.

San Diego has knocked in 147 home runs over the course of the season and 591 RBIs. They have recorded 196 doubles, while taking a walk 359 times and scoring 614 runs. The San Diego Padres have an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .265 so far this year. The Padres have a team slugging percentage of .418 and they average 4.76 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have struck out on 856 occasions (30th in the league) and have totaled 1,166 hits.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.241 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.20 (1,165 strikeouts against 365 free passes). They rank 19th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,055. They have allowed 137 dingers and they allow 4.34 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 552 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.02 (511 earned runs relinquished).

San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.8% out of their 201 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with base runners. With 114 save situations, the Padres have 60 holds and 19 blown saves. They rank 15th in the league with a save rate of 63.5%, and they have dispatched 426 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 52 save chances and they have tallied 33 saves.

In 10,302 innings on the diamond, the Padres hold a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (23rd in MLB). The San Diego Padres have turned 96 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (5th in the majors). The Padres have racked up 1,018 assists, 59 errors and have accumulated 3,434 putouts on the season.

Perez (88-86 career win-loss record) has a 4.45 ERA and has conceded 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 and he has faced 6,716 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 765 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.447 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Perez has allowed 1,682 hits and he has 1,088 strikeouts in 1,546 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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