San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Padres.TV

Citizens Bank Park is where the Philadelphia Phillies (47-24) will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (37-38) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Michael King and Aaron Nola.

As a unit, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in baseball. They have tallied 333 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325. The Padres have earned 112 two-baggers as a team and have hit 77 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 320 RBI's as well as 656 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .259. San Diego has a slugging rate of .401 and have struck out 516 times, while being walked on 231 occasions.

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The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.00 for the year (16th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 654 hitters. Padres pitchers have surrendered 83 home runs in addition to 317 runs (19th in MLB). They have walked 219 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.92 as a team over the course of the season. San Diego has surrendered 600 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 294 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 76 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 35 holds on the season (21st in MLB). The Padres bullpen have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 63 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves so far this season and have not converted 9 of their 27 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 112 base runners over the course of the season and 37.5% of them ended up scoring. The Padres have sent 238 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Padres have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,955 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 15th in pro baseball. The San Diego Padres have amassed 1,985 putouts this year, as well as 587 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 11th in baseball, and have accumulated 53 double plays.

King has taken the hill for 330 frames and is sitting with 377 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. King (18-21 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.38 while going up against 1,385 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.43 (126 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.202. He has surrendered 280 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 117 free passes.

Philadelphia is sitting with 80 HRs on the season as well as 337 runs batted in. They have notched 108 two-baggers, while walking 258 times as well as racking up 355 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have recorded a team OBP of .327 as well as a team batting average of .252 for the year. The Phillies hold a team slugging % of .408 and they earn 5.00 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 589 occasions (17th in MLB) and have recorded 610 base knocks.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 259 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.17 (226 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 58 homers and they yield 3.64 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.158 and have a FIP of 3.34 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.20 (658 strikeouts vs 203 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 539.

Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.9% out of their 69 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 54 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 72 save situations, the Phillies have tallied 38 holds and also 12 blown saves. They rank 16th in the league holding a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 219 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 33 save chances and they have recorded 21 saves.

In their 5,769 innings played, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in the majors). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 50 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 637 assists, 41 errors and have earned 1,923 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Nola has given up 1,305 base hits while he has earned 1,660 strikeouts in 1,509 innings pitched. He has allowed 622 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.126 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.20 and he has gone up against 6,167 opposing batters during his MLB career. Nola (98-74 record in his career) holds a 3.71 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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