Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-104) San Diego (-112)

The San Diego Padres (14-14) host the Philadelphia Phillies (16-10) at Petco Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Phillies at -104 while the Padres are priced at -112. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ranger Suarez and Dylan Cease.

Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .394 and have been rung up 215 times, while being walked on 89 occasions. They have compiled 109 RBI's as well as 215 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .249. The Phillies have tallied 31 doubles as a squad and have hit 28 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 113 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .320. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 14th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.93 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17. Phillies pitchers have allowed 20 home runs and 100 runs (9th in the league). Philadelphia has surrendered 187 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 87 earned runs. The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.36 on the campaign (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 252 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 86 batters and their FIP is 3.28 as a squad on the season.

The Phillies have dispatched 79 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 32 base runners this season with 43.8% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 7 saves so far this year and have blown 4 of 11 save opportunities. The Phillies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 63.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 23 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 12 holds this year (23rd in the league). Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 22 times as well as having 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have converted 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of 2,097 innings, which has them sitting 11th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 699 putouts on the campaign, as well as 245 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays.

Suarez has taken the hill for 487 innings and has accounted for 441 strikeouts during his career. Suarez (33-21 career mark) has a FIP of 3.64 and he has gone up against 2,038 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.27 (177 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.269. He has surrendered 452 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 166 free passes.

San Diego has a total of 28 home runs this year as well as 132 RBIs. They have 41 doubles, while walking 103 times as well as putting up 139 runs. The San Diego Padres have accounted for an OBP of .334 as well as a team batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .405 and they tally 4.96 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have been rung up on 201 occasions (20th in the league) and have totaled 244 base knocks.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.286 and have a FIP of 4.13 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (230 strikeouts against 98 free passes). They rank 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 221. They have allowed 28 homers and they concede 4.72 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 130 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.03 (111 earned runs conceded).

San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of their 52 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 35 occasions with runners on. With 27 save situations, the Padres have recorded 14 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 97 relievers onto the diamond this year. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 12 save opportunities and they have tallied 9 saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in MLB). The Padres have recorded 231 assists, 18 errors and have a total of 745 putouts on the season. In 2,235 innings played, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (14th in baseball).

So far in his career, Cease has conceded 576 hits while he has totaled 827 K's in 687 innings. He has allowed 286 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has gone up against 2,932 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Cease (46-36 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.74 earned run average and has given up 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-112)

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