Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-105) Arizona (-115)

The Miami Marlins (13-16) are hitting the road to Chase Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (16-14). The odds on this game have the Marlins at -105 and the Diamondbacks are priced at -115. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Sandy Alcantara and Merrill Kelly.

The Marlins have hit 43 doubles as a squad and have hit 26 balls out of the stadium. Miami is slugging .372 and have been rung up 258 times, while drawing a walk on 97 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB. They have earned 109 RBI's in addition to 224 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .232. They have racked up 114 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .312.

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Marlins pitchers have given up 26 home runs in addition to 107 runs in total (7th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 99 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.67 as a team on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.33 on the campaign (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 255 batters.

Marlins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 23 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 19 holds on the campaign (12th in MLB). The Marlins bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 32 save situations. They have 9 saves for the year and have missed out on 3 of their 12 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 34 runners on the campaign with 32.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Marlins have dispatched 103 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Miami Marlins have a total of 764 putouts on the year, in addition to 253 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 26 double plays. The Marlins have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,292 innings, which ranks them 14th in the majors.

Alcantara has taken the ball for 523 innings and has 462 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.46 (201 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.226. He has given up 450 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 191 free passes. Alcantara (22-36 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 2,177 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .287 and a batting average of .196 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 274 instances (5th in the league) and have totaled 187 base knocks. Arizona has knocked in 32 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 98 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .349 and they score 3.47 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have recorded 44 two-baggers, while taking a walk 114 times and putting up 104 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.207 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a squad on the campaign. They have a ranking of 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 229. The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 115 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.32 (98 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.18 (201 strikeouts vs 92 walks). They have allowed 21 home runs and they allow 3.89 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 16 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in the league with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 111 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 44 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% of 42 inherited base runners. With 38 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 22 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 27 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (28th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 254 assists, 24 errors and have accumulated 798 putouts this year. In their 2,394 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (13th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Kelly has conceded 402 base knocks while earning 351 strikeouts in 409 frames. He has conceded 182 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.255 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.13 and he has gone up against 1,717 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Kelly (26-28 career mark) holds a 4.00 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-115)

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