San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Padres.TV

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

The New York Mets (30-37) welcome the San Diego Padres (37-35) at Citi Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has San Diego at -112 while New York is coming in at -104. The betting total comes in at 8. The game can be seen on Adam Mazur and Jose Quintana.

The Padres have accumulated 108 doubles as a team and have smacked 75 balls out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been rung up 488 times, while taking a walk on 223 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 11th in MLB. They have accumulated 312 RBI's as well as 639 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .262. They have 325 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .328.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.08 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have allowed 78 home runs and 299 total runs (15th in baseball). San Diego has given up 572 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 276 earned runs. The Padres hold a team earned run average of 3.90 for the season (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 634 hitters. They have walked 206 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.84 as a team for the season.

The Padres have dispatched 230 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 108 base runners so far this season with 38.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 18 saves this season and have blown 9 of 27 save opportunities. The Padres bullpen have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 63 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 35 holds so far this season (21st in the league). Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 73 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,739 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have earned 1,913 putouts on the year, as well as 564 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 16th in the majors, and they have turned 51 double plays.

Mazur (0-1 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 8.87 while he has gone up against 41 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 10 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has 7 free passes. His earned run average is 9.00 (9 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.889. Mazur has taken the mound for 9 frames and has earned 4 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Mets have a slugging percentage of .389 and they average 4.40 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have put up 110 two-baggers, while walking 207 times as well as recording 295 runs. New York is sitting with 73 home runs for the year to go along with 279 RBIs. They have struck out on 533 instances (23rd in the league) and have earned 555 base knocks. The New York Mets have tallied a team OBP of .312 and a team batting average of .241 so far this season.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.326 and have a FIP of 4.07 as a staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 535. The New York pitching staff have allowed 323 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.21 (282 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (586 strikeouts against 265 free passes). They have relinquished 63 homers and they relinquish 4.82 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.5% of 92 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on base. With 73 save situations, the Mets have compiled 47 holds and also 11 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have dispatched 226 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 26 save chances and they have walked away with 15 saves.

In their 5,430 innings on the field, the Mets have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 56 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in MLB). The Mets have accrued 577 assists, 43 errors and are sitting with 1,810 putouts this year.

Quintana (93-98 record in his career) holds a 3.80 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and he has gone up against 7,831 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 787 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.285 and a FIP of 3.7. In his pro baseball career, Quintana has given up 1,845 hits while he has accumulated 1,636 strikeouts in 1,865 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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