Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+100) New York (-120)

Citi Field is the site where the New York Mets (29-17) will attempt to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (20-24) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Phillies at +100 while the Mets are at -120. The total is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Zach Eflin and Carlos Carrasco.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .412 and have been called out on strikes 395 times, while taking a walk on 130 occasions. They have earned 189 RBI's and 372 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .251. The Phillies have recorded 75 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have tallied 200 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which is 9th in the league.

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The Phillies have compiled a team ERA of 4.03 on the campaign (23rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 408 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 145 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.58 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 38 home runs and also 190 runs (20th in MLB).

The Phillies have sent 152 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 82 base runners on the campaign and 36.6% of them ended up scoring. They have 10 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of 14 chances to get a save. The Phillies relievers have a save percentage of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 23 holds this year (18th in the league). Phillies bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 51 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have notched a total of 1,166 putouts this year, in addition to 382 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball, and have accumulated 37 double plays. The Phillies have turned 67.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,498 innings, which ranks them 28th in the majors.

Eflin (34-43 career record) has a FIP of 4.38 while he has gone up against 2,644 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 659 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 152 free passes. His earned run average is 4.50 (310 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.307. Eflin has taken the ball for 620 innings and has earned 522 K's so far in his career.

New York has accounted for 39 home runs this year to go along with 211 RBIs. They have recorded 75 doubles, while walking 146 times and scoring 222 runs. The New York Mets have compiled an OBP of .332 as well as a team batting average of .260 on the campaign. The Mets hold a slugging % of .398 and they average 4.83 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 345 instances (23rd in the league) and have 406 hits.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.181 with a FIP of 3.66 as a team so far this year. They are currently ranked 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 356. The New York pitching staff have relinquished 177 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.75 (170 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 (429 strikeouts against 126 free passes). They have given up 49 homers and they allow 3.90 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Sitting with 52 save situations, the Mets have compiled 30 holds and also 8 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 21 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 41 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.5% out of their 52 inherited runners. They are ranked 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have sent 142 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The New York Mets have gotten 33 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in MLB). The Mets have accrued 376 assists, 17 errors and have earned a total of 1,226 putouts during this campaign. In 3,678 innings played, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in baseball).

So far in his career, Carrasco has given up 1,270 hits and he has 1,394 strikeouts in 1,342 innings pitched. He has allowed 574 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.204 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.03 and he has gone up against 5,542 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Carrasco (93-79 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.85 ERA while surrendering 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+100)

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