Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+130) San Diego (-150)

The San Diego Padres (16-9) will go up against the Miami Marlins (12-12) at Petco Park on Friday. The odds on this game have the Marlins at +130 and the Padres are priced at -150. The total comes in at 6.5. The expected starting pitchers are Sandy Alcantara and Yu Darvish.

The Marlins have recorded 35 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 21 balls out of the park. Miami is slugging .377 and have been rung up 222 times, while being walked on 89 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB. They have recorded 93 runs batted in in addition to 189 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is at .237. They are sitting with 98 runs scored and have an OBP of .323.

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The Marlins have an ERA of 3.55 so far this year (12th in the league), and they have struck out 216 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Marlins pitchers have allowed 22 long balls and also 95 runs in total (9th in baseball). They have walked 81 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a squad so far this year.

Marlins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 20 times and also have had 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 16 holds this season (12th in baseball). The Marlins relievers have recorded a save rate of 81.8% and has come into the game in 28 save situations. They have accumulated 9 saves this season and have blown 2 out of their 11 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 runners this season with 36.7% of them crossed the plate. The Marlins have dispatched 90 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Marlins have turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,917 innings, which has them sitting 18th in baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned 639 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 217 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which is 19th in pro baseball, and they have turned 22 double plays.

Alcantara has pitched in 518 innings and is sitting with 457 punch outs in his MLB career. Alcantara (22-35 career mark) has a FIP of 4.05 while facing 2,156 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.46 (199 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.223. He has allowed 445 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 189 walks.

The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .368 and they have an average of 4.76 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have recorded 38 doubles, while taking a walk 107 times as well as putting up 119 runs. San Diego has recorded 22 home runs on the year and 116 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 215 occasions (11th in the league) and have notched a total of 187 base hits. The San Diego Padres are sitting with an OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .229 this season.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.179 with a FIP of 3.82 as a unit this season. They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 179. The San Diego pitching staff have given up 99 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.59 (89 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.65 (223 strikeouts against 84 bases on balls). They have surrendered 25 dingers and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 51.4% of 35 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on. With 39 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 23 holds and 4 blown saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 85 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 14 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 23 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Padres have accrued 223 assists, 10 errors and have notched a total of 669 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,007 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (5th in the majors).

Darvish (81-68 career mark) has earned a 3.58 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.58 and he has gone up against 5,444 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 525 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.152 and a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Darvish has given up 1,068 base knocks while tallying 1,616 K's in 1,319 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-150)

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