Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+150) New York (-170)

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (15-6) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (10-11) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Phillies at +150 and the Mets are coming in at -170. The total is 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Zach Eflin and Max Scherzer.

Philadelphia is slugging .397 and have been called out on strikes 181 times, while being walked on 69 occasions. They have accrued 91 runs batted in in addition to 168 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .246. The Phillies have accumulated 38 doubles as a team and have smacked 19 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 96 runs scored while having a team OBP of .319. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in baseball.

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Phillies pitchers have conceded 18 home runs in addition to 87 total runs (21st in the league). They have walked 65 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.75 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. The Phillies have a team ERA of 4.08 for the season (22nd in the league), and they have rung up 177 batters.

The Phillies relievers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 17 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 35 base runners so far this season with 31.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 21 times as well as having 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 70 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have 12 holds on the campaign (15th in MLB). They have compiled 4 saves on the campaign and have not converted 1 of 5 save opportunities.

The Philadelphia Phillies have 549 putouts for the season, in addition to 204 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 15th in pro baseball, and have a total of 19 double plays. The Phillies have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,647 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB.

Eflin has taken the ball for 603 innings and is sitting with 502 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Eflin (34-41 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.42 while he has faced 2,572 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.50 (302 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.311. He has given up 642 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 149 walks.

New York has a total of 18 home runs for the season and 91 runs batted in. They have put up 34 doubles, while getting a free base 72 times as well as putting up 97 runs. The New York Mets have a team OBP of .343 in addition to a batting average of .261 over the course of the season. The Mets have a SLG% of .395 and they are earning 4.62 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have struck out on 162 occasions (24th in MLB) and have 184 hits.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 61 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.79 (58 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 13 home runs and they surrender 2.94 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.027 and are the owners of a FIP of 2.81 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.49 (213 strikeouts against 61 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 131.

New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 9 save chances and they have tallied 6 saves. They sit at 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 68 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 18 occasions with runners on. New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 44.4% of 18 inherited runners. With 25 save situations, the Mets have earned 16 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 12 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .992 (3rd in the majors). The Mets have accrued 159 assists, 6 errors and have amassed 561 putouts this year. Out of their 1,683 innings played, the Mets have earned a efficiency on defense of 73.2% (3rd in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Scherzer has surrendered 2,083 hits while tallying 3,053 K's in 2,561 innings. Scherzer (193-97 career mark) has earned a 3.14 earned run average while surrendering 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 895 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.081 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.46 and he has faced 10,360 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-170)

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