San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The San Diego Padres (63-52) are headed to loanDepot park on Friday where they will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (43-72). The pitchers expected to start will be Martin Perez and Edward Cabrera.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .416 and have been rung up 768 times, while being walked on 320 occasions. They have 519 runs batted in in addition to 1,042 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .265. The Padres have accrued 173 doubles as a team and have smacked 131 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 541 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.12 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Padres pitchers have yielded 124 home runs and 486 runs (12th in the league). San Diego has given up 920 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 450 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.97 so far this season (14th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,031 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 330 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a team for the season.

The Padres bullpen have a save percentage of 61.4% and has entered the game in 100 save situations. The relievers have inherited 182 runners on the season and 37.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Padres relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 119 times and also have had 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 380 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have earned 55 holds on the campaign (22nd in MLB). They have recorded 27 saves so far this year and have blown 17 of their 44 chances to get a save.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for 3,059 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 892 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and have earned 86 double plays. The Padres have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,177 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in the majors.

Perez has taken the mound for 1,529 innings and is sitting with 1,072 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.47 (759 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.451. He has conceded 1,667 base hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 551 walks. Perez (87-86 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.40 while he has gone up against 6,646 hitters in the major leagues.

The Marlins hold a slugging % of .364 and they are scoring 3.64 runs per game (29th in the league). They have recorded 155 doubles, while walking 269 times as well as putting up 419 runs. Miami has recorded 103 home runs for the year as well as 407 runs batted in. They have struck out on 981 occasions (14th in baseball) and have recorded 923 hits. The Miami Marlins have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .292 as well as a batting average of .238 on the year.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.368 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a team this season. They come in at 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 999. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 570 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.52 (512 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (954 strikeouts against 395 free passes). They have allowed 127 homers and they surrender 5.03 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Miami has called on relievers to take the mound in 42 save chances and they have tallied 22 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB holding a save percentage of 52.4%, and they have dispatched 394 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 130 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with base runners. Miami bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.8% of 162 inherited base runners. With 98 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 55 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 1,045 assists, 79 errors and have 3,058 putouts during this campaign. In 9,174 innings on the diamond, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in MLB).

Cabrera (15-17 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.42 earned run average and has allowed 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and he has faced 1,060 hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 120 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.374 and having a FIP of 4.3. During his career, Cabrera has surrendered 190 hits and he has 285 punch outs in 245 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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