Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ
TV: Bally Sports Arizona
Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+110) Arizona (-130)
The Arizona Diamondbacks (19-15) welcome the Miami Marlins (17-18) at Chase Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Marlins at +110 while the Diamondbacks are at -130. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jesus Luzardo and Brandon Pfaadt.
The Marlins have hit 48 doubles as a unit and have knocked 30 balls out of the stadium. Miami owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have been called out on strikes 304 times, while taking a walk on 86 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are recording 3.3 runs per game, which has them at 30th in the league. They have compiled 110 runs batted in in addition to 287 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .246. They have tallied 116 runs scored while having a team OBP of .303.
They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36. Marlins pitchers have allowed 46 home runs and 172 total runs (22nd in baseball). Miami has given up 306 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 160 earned runs. The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.59 on the season (20th in baseball), and they have struck out 315 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 122 opposing players and their FIP is 4.60 as a unit on the campaign.
Marlins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 38 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 17 holds for the year (19th in baseball). The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 64.3% and stepped onto the hill in 31 save situations. They have recorded 9 saves on the season and have not converted 5 of their 14 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 58 runners so far this season with 19.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Marlins have sent 120 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.
The Marlins have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of 2,826 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in baseball. The Miami Marlins have a total of 942 putouts thus far, in addition to 308 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 24th in MLB, and they have twisted 32 double plays.
Luzardo has taken the hill for 306 innings and has earned 336 K's during his pro baseball career. Luzardo (15-20 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.15 while going up against 1,299 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.47 (152 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has given up 279 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 117 walks.
The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .441 and they score 5.29 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have hit 69 two-baggers, while walking 97 times and recording 180 runs. Arizona has tallied 37 home runs so far this season and 173 RBIs. They have been rung up on 254 occasions (29th in the league) and have recorded 310 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .269 this year.
The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.372 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a pitching staff on the year. They are sitting at 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 285. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 170 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.89 (162 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (279 strikeouts against 124 bases on balls). They have relinquished 43 long balls and they relinquish 5.13 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).
With 32 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 17 holds and also 7 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers enter the game in 15 save opportunities and they have come away with 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 28 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% of 53 inherited runners. They rank 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 53.3%, and they have sent 116 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have 329 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 894 putouts this year. In their 2,682 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in professional baseball).
Pfaadt (0-0 career win-loss record) has earned a 13.50 earned run average while surrendering 17.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 23 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 7 ER's while earning a WHIP of 2.143 and having a FIP of 13.9. During his pro baseball career, Pfaadt has conceded 9 hits while earning 3 punch outs in 4 frames.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+110)
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