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August 3, 2024 9:10 pm ET
Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets will try to knock off Jake Burger and the Miami Marlins when the teams meet on Saturday, August 17 at 4:10 PM ET, airing on SNY.
Mets vs. Marlins Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, August 17, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: SNY
- Live Stream: (watch FREE on Fubo)
- Location: Queens, New York
- Stadium: Citi Field
- Mets Starter: TBA
- Marlins Starter: TBA
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Mets vs. Marlins Offensive Insights
- The Mets rank fifth in Major League Baseball with 143 home runs.
- Fueled by 357 extra-base hits, New York ranks eighth in MLB with a .418 slugging percentage this season.
- The Mets have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
- The Marlins are third-worst in MLB play with 100 home runs.
- So far this season, Miami’s .364 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in baseball.
- The Marlins have the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.238).
Mets’ Top Hitters
- Lindor’s batting average this year is .253, and he has a .331 on-base percentage and a .458 slugging percentage. He has 22 homers and 64 RBI, plus 74 runs scored and 23 stolen bases on 26 attempts. His strikeout rate is 17.2%, and his walk rate is 8.4%.
- In 2024, Pete Alonso is batting .241, with a .326 on-base percentage and a .464 slugging percentage. He has 23 home runs and 59 RBI, plus 63 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 21.3%, and his walk rate is 9.7%.
- Brandon Nimmo’s current batting average is .233, and he has 16 home runs and 65 RBI, plus 65 runs scored and 11 steals on 11 attempts. He has a .349 on-base percentage, and a .410 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 24.9%, and his walk rate is 12.9%.
- The Mets’ Jesse Winker is batting .255, with a .370 on-base percentage and a .410 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22.3%, and his walk rate is 13.7%. He has 11 home runs and 45 RBI, plus 52 runs scored and 14 steals on 18 attempts.
Marlins’ Top Hitters
- Burger is batting .239/.286/.427 this season with a walk rate of 5.6% and a strikeout rate of 27.3%. Additionally, he’s slammed 17 homers while knocking in 47 runs and scoring 40 times.
- In 361 plate appearances this year, the Marlins’ Jesus Sanchez sports a .241/.289/.414 triple slash, and he’s hit 13 dingers with 34 runs and 43 RBI plus eight stolen bases on nine attempts. He’s walking and striking out 5.3% and 24.7% of the time, respectively.
- So far this season, Xavier Edwards is hitting .383/.456/.470 this season with a walk rate of 13.1% and a strikeout rate of 16.8%. Additionally, he’s pounded one dinger while knocking in 13 runs and scoring 19 times. Plus, he’s swiped 12 bases on 14 attempts.
- At the dish, Otto Lopez has produced a batting average of .232 with an OPS of .572 (.263 OBP; .309 SLG) this season, while swatting three homers with 22 runs and 19 RBI. He’s walking at a 3.8% clip and fanning 16.6% of the time. On the bases, he’s stolen nine bags on 10 tries.
Mets’ Injuries
Starling Marte: 10 Day IL (Knee), Sean Reid-Foley: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Dedniel Nunez: 15 Day IL (Pronator), Christian Scott: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Reed Garrett: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Smith: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brooks Raley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shintaro Fujinami: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Calf)
Marlins’ Injuries
Dane Myers: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Sandy Alcantara: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Simpson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sixto Sanchez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesús Luzardo: 60 Day IL (Back), Ryan Weathers: 60 Day IL (Finger), Eury Pérez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Braxton Garrett: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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