New York Mets vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, April 22, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The New York Mets (9-4) are headed to Chase Field on Friday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (4-8).

The Mets have accounted for 19 doubles as a unit and have knocked 12 baseballs out of the park. New York owns a slugging percentage of .389 and have been called out on strikes 100 times, while drawing a walk on 54 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in the league. They have 58 RBI's as well as 108 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .252. They have 61 runs and have an on-base percentage of .349.

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Mets pitchers have given up 9 long balls in addition to 35 runs in total (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 38 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 2.83 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.53 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.01. The Mets have a team earned run average of 2.56 over the course of the season (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 134 batters.

Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 9 times and also have had 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 7 holds on the year (14th in baseball). The Mets relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 11 save situations. They have 2 saves for the season and have blown 2 of 4 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 9 runners this season and 55.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Mets have dispatched 43 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Mets have turned 73.9% of balls in play into outs out of 1,044 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have earned a total of 348 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 109 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .993 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays.

Peterson (8-8 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.54 and he has faced 525 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 106 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 57 free passes. His ERA is 4.33 (60 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.307. Peterson has taken the ball for 124 frames and is sitting with 116 K's during his pro baseball career.

Arizona has recorded 9 long balls so far this season as well as 31 runs batted in. They have recorded 15 doubles, while taking a walk 56 times as well as putting up 33 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an OBP of .282 in addition to a batting average of .168 this year. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .281 and they average 2.75 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 116 occasions (8th in baseball) and have accounted for 63 base hits.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.324 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a pitching staff so far this year. They sit at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 90. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 50 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.43 (40 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.57 (77 strikeouts against 49 walks). They have allowed 10 home runs and they yield 4.29 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 11.8% of 17 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 15 times in high leverage situations in addition to 12 occasions with runners on base. With 5 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 3 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They are ranked 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 46 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 2 save chances and they have tallied 1 save.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .972 (29th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 102 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 315 putouts this season. In 945 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (12th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Gallen has allowed 227 hits while accumulating 319 K's in 277 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 105 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and he has faced 1,163 hitters during his MLB career. Gallen (10-18 mark in his career) holds a 3.41 earned run average and has allowed 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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