Philadelphia Phillies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (63-52) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (68-46) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Zack Wheeler and Ryne Nelson.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball. They have accumulated 558 runs while holding a team OBP of .327. The Phillies have accounted for 182 doubles as a team and have hit 143 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 533 RBI's and 1,001 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .256. Philadelphia is slugging .422 and have struck out 961 times, while taking a walk on 385 occasions.

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The Phillies are sitting with a team ERA of 3.60 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,013 batters. Phillies pitchers have allowed 114 home runs in addition to 452 total runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 310 opposing players and their FIP is 3.68 as a squad on the season. Philadelphia has conceded 890 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 409 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.27 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17.

Phillies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 73 times and also have had 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 55 holds this season (21st in the league). The Phillies relievers have recorded a save percentage of 61.4% and has entered the game in 100 save situations. They have recorded 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of their 44 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 base runners this season with 37.8% of those players crossed the plate. The Phillies have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have notched a total of 3,067 putouts thus far, as well as 1,038 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball, and they have turned 88 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,201 innings, which has them ranked 13th in professional baseball.

Wheeler has taken the hill for 1,515 frames and has totaled 1,549 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Wheeler (98-68 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.34 and he has faced 6,257 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.39 (570 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.167. He has surrendered 1,322 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 446 free passes.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .428 and they tally 5.17 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have 198 two-baggers, while getting a free base 388 times as well as scoring 594 runs. Arizona has tallied 137 HRs this season as well as 569 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 887 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have recorded 1,005 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .257 on the campaign.

The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 542 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.50 (512 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 121 homers and they surrender 4.76 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.339 with a FIP of 4.16 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.50 (855 strikeouts vs 343 bases on balls). They rank 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,028.

Arizona has called on relievers to enter the game in 50 save chances and they have walked away with 29 saves. They rank 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 383 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on. Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.2% out of their 148 inherited runners. With 121 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 69 holds and 21 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 109 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in the majors). The Diamondbacks have 1,067 assists, 43 errors and have accumulated 3,072 putouts during this campaign. In their 9,216 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (26th in pro baseball).

In his career, Nelson has allowed 291 hits while accumulating 198 K's in 272 frames. He has given up a total of 145 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.363 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and he has faced 1,162 batters during his pro baseball career. Nelson (17-15 record in his career) has earned a 4.79 earned run average and has surrendered 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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