San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022
Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-105) Philadelphia (-115)
The Philadelphia Phillies (17-19) are welcoming the San Diego Padres (23-13) at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Padres at -105 while the Phillies are priced at -115. The total is set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Yu Darvish and Kyle Gibson.
As a team, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have racked up 163 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Padres have accounted for 54 two-baggers as a team and have hit 30 balls out of the park. They have 157 RBI's and 271 hits for the year, and their batting average is .228. San Diego has a slugging rate of .361 and have struck out 305 times, while taking a walk on 140 occasions.
The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.65 on the season (15th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 332 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.10 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15. Padres pitchers have allowed 36 home runs and 144 runs in total (11th in the league). They have walked 107 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.61 as a unit on the season.
The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 71.4% and has entered the game in 53 save situations. The relievers have inherited 44 runners this season and 54.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Padres pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 28 times and also have had 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 115 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers are sitting with 28 holds so far this year (3rd in MLB). They have accumulated 15 saves on the season and have blown 6 of 21 save opportunities.
The San Diego Padres have earned 969 putouts for the season, as well as 326 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them ranked 4th in the majors, and they have twisted 29 double plays. The Padres have turned 71.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,907 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.
Darvish has taken the ball for 1,332 frames and has 1,623 punch outs so far in his career. Darvish (82-68 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.50 and he has faced 5,496 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.59 (532 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.152. He has surrendered 1,082 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 453 free passes.
The Philadelphia Phillies have tallied a team OBP of .315 and a batting average of .253 for the season. They have been rung up on 316 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 307 base hits. Philadelphia has hit 44 HRs this season as well as 163 runs batted in. The Phillies have a SLG% of .424 and they are scoring 4.78 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have 63 doubles, while taking a walk 105 times as well as scoring 172 runs.
The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.277 with a FIP of 3.61 as a staff for the year. They have a ranking of 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 287. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 157 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.09 (144 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.67 (315 strikeouts against 118 bases on balls). They have conceded 29 home runs and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).
Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of their 67 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 22 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 123 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers enter the game in 13 save chances and they have walked away with 9 saves.
Out of their 2,859 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (25th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 29 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The Phillies have 319 assists, 21 errors and have accumulated 953 putouts over the course of the season.
Gibson (82-84 career record) has earned a 4.44 earned run average while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.18 and he has gone up against 5,902 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 678 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.386 and a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Gibson has conceded 1,405 hits while he has accumulated 1,088 K's in 1,373 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-115)
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