Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+106) New York (-128)

The New York Mets (6-4) are welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks (5-5) at Citi Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Arizona at +106 while New York is priced at -128. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Eduardo Rodriguez and Nolan McLean.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 3.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. They have racked up 35 runs scored and have an OBP of .271. The Diamondbacks have recorded 18 doubles as a team and have knocked 8 balls out of the stadium. They have 33 runs batted in as well as 65 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .211. Arizona has a slugging rate of .367 and have been called out on strikes 69 times, while drawing a walk on 25 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 12 home runs and 52 runs (21st in the league). Arizona has given up 80 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 45 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.30 for the season (19th in the league), and they have rung up 67 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 32 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.62 as a team on the season.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 57.1% and have entered the game in 18 save situations. They have tallied 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 of 7 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 11 runners on the campaign with 45.5% of those players ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 7 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 38 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have 10 holds for the season (2nd in the league).

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 264 putouts this year, as well as 95 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which is 16th in baseball, and have earned 7 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 72.6% of balls in play into outs in their 792 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball.

Rodriguez has pitched in 1,316 frames and has earned 1,305 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.15 (607 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.327. He has given up 1,288 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 458 walks. Rodriguez (94-66 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.09 while he has gone up against 5,625 hitters in the majors.

New York has accumulated 9 home runs on the campaign as well as 47 runs batted in. They have recorded 17 doubles, while walking 42 times as well as scoring 49 runs. The New York Mets have earned an OBP of .333 as well as a team batting average of .250 so far this year. The Mets have a team SLG% of .390 and they earn 4.90 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 84 occasions (19th in the league) and have notched a total of 89 base knocks.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 32 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 2.54 (26 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 7 long balls and they relinquish 3.12 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.161 with a FIP of 3.31 as a team so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (92 strikeouts vs 34 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 73.

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.5% of 8 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 9 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Mets have earned 4 holds and 1 blown save. They are currently ranked 15th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 30 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The New York Mets have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (10th in MLB). The Mets have 96 assists, 4 errors and have a total of 278 putouts so far this year. Out of their 834 innings on the field, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (9th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, McLean has surrendered 39 hits while earning 69 punch outs in 58 innings pitched. McLean (6-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 2.17 earned run average while allowing 6.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 14 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.015 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.45 and he has gone up against 229 batters in his pro baseball career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-128) and under 9 runs

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