Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

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

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (17-9) will attempt to defeat the Miami Marlins (12-13) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Marlins at +130 and the Padres are at -150. The over/under is set at 6. The pitchers taking the mound are Pablo Lopez and Sean Manaea.

Miami has a slugging % of .377 and have been called out on strikes 222 times, while drawing a walk on 89 occasions. They have accumulated 93 RBI's in addition to 189 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .237. The Marlins have tallied 35 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 21 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 98 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball.

Get all of our MLB Picks

The Marlins have an ERA of 3.55 for the season (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 216 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.67 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21. Marlins pitchers have conceded 22 home runs and 95 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 81 opposing players and their FIP is 3.66 as a team so far this season.

The Marlins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 81.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 28 save situations. The relievers have inherited 30 runners on the season and 36.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Marlins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 20 times and also have had 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 90 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 16 holds this year (12th in baseball). They have accumulated 9 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 of 11 save chances.

The Marlins have transformed 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,989 innings on the field, which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 663 putouts thus far, as well as 227 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 24 double plays.

Lopez (21-22 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.67 while he has gone up against 1,480 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 325 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 95 walks. His ERA is 3.82 (152 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.173. Lopez has taken the mound for 358 innings and is sitting with 345 strikeouts during his career.

San Diego has accumulated 22 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 116 runs batted in. They have tallied 38 two-baggers, while taking a walk 107 times and notching 119 runs. The San Diego Padres have accumulated a team OBP of .325 as well as a batting average of .229 so far this year. The Padres have a slugging percentage of .368 and they are recording 4.76 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have been rung up on 215 occasions (11th in the league) and have tallied 187 base hits.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.179 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.82 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 179. The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 99 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.59 (89 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.65 (223 strikeouts vs 84 walks). They have given up 25 homers and they surrender 4.00 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB).

San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 51.4% out of 35 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 21 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Padres have earned 23 holds and also 4 blown saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 85 relievers onto the field for the season. San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have earned 10 saves.

In 2,088 innings on the diamond, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (4th in the majors). The San Diego Padres have gotten 24 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (6th in baseball). The Padres have accrued 236 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 696 putouts this season.

During his career, Manaea has given up 716 hits and he has 671 strikeouts in 757 frames. He has surrendered a total of 324 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.198 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.51 and he has gone up against 3,146 hitters so far in his MLB career. Manaea (52-43 mark in his career) has a 3.85 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

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

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here