Albert
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My Prediction
Miami Marlins by 2In this upcoming game taking place at the stunning loanDepot Park, located in Miami, FL, we're looking forward to a good ol' fashioned duel between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins.
The mound for the Mets will be manned by that ol' cannonballer Clay Holmes, whose performance has been somewhat patchy this season with an ERA of 4.29, though he did have stronger form in the playoffs last season. On the opposite side, the Marlins have Connor Gillispie stepping up to the rubber. He's been in bit of a deep-sea dive lately with a season ERA of 5.40, but let's not forget about the surprising 2.25 ERA he posted last season in just a few appearances.
Now let’s move onto the blokes who swing the lumber around. For the Mets, Luis Torrens, Starling Marte and Brandon Nimmo are managing to keep their batting averages in the .280 region, with Nimmo showing off quite the power with two dingers early this season. Pete Alonso, despite a mediocre start with the batting average as thin as gruel, has managed to knock in 4 runs.
Over at the Marlins side, Otto Lopez is really baking the biscuits with a beefy .348 batting average accompanied by 6 RBIs and 2 home runs. While Graham Pauley and Kyle Stowers are not lagging much behind as they’re shinning with the silverware.
Recent skirmishes have seen the teams trade victories, with the Marlins coming off on top in their recent encounter. If we twirl the kaleidoscope back a little further, we can see a fair share of fizzling crackers and duds in the recent record between these old rivals.
Coming this season the Mets are having a bit of a slow start, with 2 wins and 3 losses. Contrarily, the Marlins are playing like they've got a tiger in their tank with 4 wins and just 2 minor setbacks.
In baseball, predicting the outcome is as tricky as ice-skating uphill but considering the spread data and the form, history and venue, as well as the cheaper price of a Marlins ticket -
Albert’s Prediction: Miami Marlins by 2