San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Padres.TV

Citi Field is the site where the New York Mets (30-37) will take on the San Diego Padres (37-35) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dylan Cease and Tylor Megill.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .405 and have struck out 488 times, while being walked on 223 occasions. They have earned 312 runs batted in as well as 639 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .262. The Padres have accrued 108 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 75 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 325 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which is 11th in the league.

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The Padres have a team earned run average of 3.90 for the year (13th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 634 hitters. Padres pitchers have surrendered 78 long balls and 299 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 206 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a squad this season. San Diego has allowed 572 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 276 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.08 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Padres have dispatched 230 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 108 base runners this year with 38.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 18 saves on the year and have blown 9 out of their 27 save chances. The Padres relievers have a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 63 save situations. The relievers have earned 35 holds on the season (21st in the league). Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 73 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have a total of 1,913 putouts for the season, as well as 564 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 16th in baseball, and they have turned 51 double plays. The Padres have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,739 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in the majors.

Cease has taken the ball for 741 frames and has totaled 893 K's during his pro baseball career. Cease (49-40 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.72 while he has gone up against 3,153 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.78 (311 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.271. He has given up 625 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 317 free passes.

The Mets hold a slugging % of .389 and they average 4.40 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have recorded 110 doubles, while taking a walk 207 times and putting up 295 runs. New York has tallied 73 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 279 RBIs. They have been rung up on 533 occasions (23rd in MLB) and are sitting with 555 base hits. The New York Mets have recorded an on-base percentage of .312 and a team batting average of .241 so far this season.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.326 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.07 as a squad on the season. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 535. The New York pitching staff have yielded 323 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.21 (282 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (586 strikeouts against 265 free passes). They have yielded 63 long balls and they yield 4.82 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

Sitting with 73 save situations, the Mets have recorded 47 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have walked away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 89 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.5% out of 92 inherited runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 57.7%, and they have sent 226 relief pitchers onto the field for the season.

In their 5,430 innings on the field, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 577 assists, 43 errors and have accounted for 1,810 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Megill has conceded 297 hits while he has totaled 287 punch outs in 288 innings pitched. Megill (18-19 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.62 ERA and has given up 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 148 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.408 and having a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.63 and he has gone up against 1,257 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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