Miami Marlins at New York Mets 6/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Miami Marlins open a three-game series on the road against the New York Mets. Miami is 28-33 following its 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Miami lost two out of three to Philadelphia in its three-game series but the Marlins have won six of the last nine overall. Miami is fourth in the National League East, 11 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Garrett Cooper is batting .311 to lead Miami and the right fielder has team highs in hits with 60 and on-base percentage at .382. Second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is the leader in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 41. Miami has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Friday's opening game of a three-game series on the road against the New York Mets.

New York is 41-23 following its 10-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. New York managed only five hits against three Milwaukee pitchers and the Mets committed two errors. David Peterson suffered the loss after allowing four runs across four innings. New York is first in the NL West, four games ahead of the red-hot Atlanta Braves.

Second baseman Jeff O'Neill is batting .324 to lead New York and has team highs in on-base percentage of .375 and hits with 69. Designated hitter Pete Alonso has 18 home runs and 59 RBIs to lead New York in both categories. On Friday, the New York Mets will send Carlos Carrasco to the mound. The right-hander is 7-2 with a 3.93 ERA, 68 Ks and 14 BBs.