Miami Marlins at New York Mets 4/8/23 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Miami Marlins visit the Big Apple on Saturday to play the second game of a four-game series against National League East rival the New York Mets. Miami is 3-4 following its 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Miami won each of the final two games of its three-game series versus Minnesota after losing the series opener. Miami's first game of its four-game series with New York was rained out on Thursday.

Second baseman Luis Arraez is batting .458 to lead Miami and has team highs in hits with 11 and on base percentage at .500. Left fielder Jorge Soler is the leader in home runs three and RBIs with six. As a team, Miami is batting .234. On Saturday, Miami will send left-hander Trevor Rogers to the mound. The southpaw is 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA and 4 Ks.

New York dropped to 3-4 following its 7-6 loss on the road to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. New York was swept in its three game series by the Brewers after opening the season winning three of the first four over the Marlins. New York is second in the National League East, but already three games behind the first place Atlanta Braves.

Right fielder Starling Marte is batting .280 to lead New York and has a team high seven hits, while first baseman Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with three and RBIs with six. Center fielder Brandon Nimmo is the leader in on base percentage at .393. On Saturday, the New York Mets will send Kodai Senga to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA and 8 Ks.