New York Mets vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-144) Arizona (+120)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (18-16) will try to beat the New York Mets (22-13) at Chase Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have New York at -144 while Arizona is coming in at +120. The betting total comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are David Peterson and Zac Gallen.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .418 and have been called out on strikes 260 times, while drawing a walk on 130 occasions. They have 161 RBI's as well as 297 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .252. The Mets have accumulated 65 two-baggers as a team and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have tallied 168 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .333. As a team, the New York Mets are earning 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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The Mets hold a team earned run average of 2.87 on the campaign (2nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 322 hitters. Mets pitchers have conceded 18 home runs in addition to 112 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 113 hitters and their FIP sits at 2.98 as a team for the year. New York has given up 273 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 99 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Mets pitchers have entered the game with players on base 32 times as well as having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 29 holds on the year (3rd in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 44 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of 15 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 base runners on the season with 28.3% of those players crossed the plate. The Mets have sent 114 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Mets have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,790 innings, which ranks them 22nd in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 930 putouts this season, in addition to 296 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which ranks 7th in pro baseball, and have 25 double plays.

Peterson has pitched in 486 innings and has totaled 494 K's in his career. Peterson (30-25 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.96 and he has gone up against 2,087 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.02 (217 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.374. He has conceded 462 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 206 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for a team OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 264 occasions (24th in baseball) and have a total of 284 hits. Arizona has compiled 43 long balls so far this season to go along with 171 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging percentage of .431 and they are recording 5.18 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 71 doubles, while walking 137 times and scoring 176 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.298 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (300 strikeouts against 111 walks). They come in at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 285. They have surrendered 46 long balls and they relinquish 5.02 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 170 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.49 (152 earned runs given up).

Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of their 32 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 28 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 24 holds and 7 blown saves. They rank 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have dispatched 103 relievers to the hill so far this season. Arizona has called on relievers to enter the contest in 18 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 307 assists, 21 errors and have accumulated 915 putouts during this campaign. In 2,745 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (18th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Gallen has allowed 699 base hits while totaling 928 strikeouts in 853 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 319 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.143 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and he has faced 3,495 opposing batters thus far in his career. Gallen (55-41 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.36 ERA while conceding 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-144)

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