San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Padres.TV

The Miami Marlins (43-73) will compete against the San Diego Padres (64-52) at loanDepot park on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dylan Cease and Max Meyer.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in the league. They have accounted for 548 runs scored while having a team OBP of .325. The Padres have accumulated 174 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 133 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 526 runs batted in and 1,049 hits this season, while their average at the plate is .265. San Diego is slugging .416 and have struck out 774 times, while being walked on 323 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Padres pitchers have relinquished 125 home runs and 492 runs (12th in baseball). San Diego has allowed 932 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 456 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.99 on the season (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,038 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 333 batters and their FIP is 3.83 as a unit so far this season.

The Padres bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.9% and stepped onto the hill in 103 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 187 runners this year with 38.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Padres relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 121 times and also have had 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 384 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have notched 55 holds so far this year (23rd in the league). They have compiled 28 saves this season and have missed out on 18 of their 46 save opportunities.

The Padres have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,258 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have 3,086 putouts on the campaign, as well as 902 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 8th in baseball, and they have turned 86 double plays.

Cease (54-43 career mark) has a FIP of 3.70 while he has gone up against 3,363 hitters in the majors. He has given up 658 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 337 walks. His ERA is 3.76 (332 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. Cease has pitched in 795 innings and is sitting with 968 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Marlins have a team SLG% of .363 and they score 3.65 runs per game (29th in the league). They have 157 two-baggers, while walking 273 times as well as earning 423 runs. Miami has 103 home runs on the campaign and 411 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 990 instances (14th in MLB) and have totaled 932 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have recorded an OBP of .293 in addition to a batting average of .238 this year.

The Miami pitching staff have allowed 580 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.55 (520 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 128 dingers and they surrender 5.07 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.369 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (966 strikeouts vs 399 walks). They sit at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,010.

Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.9% of 167 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 119 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 55 holds and 20 blown saves. They sit at 29th in baseball with a save rate of 52.4%, and they have dispatched 401 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Miami has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have earned 22 saves.

In 9,264 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (27th in pro baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (29th in professional baseball). The Marlins have 1,052 assists, 81 errors and are sitting with 3,088 putouts for the season.

Meyer (2-3 career win-loss record) has a 5.50 ERA and has allowed 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has faced 153 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 22 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.333 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Meyer has surrendered 37 hits while accumulating 32 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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