Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 10/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (79-78) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (72-85) at Oracle Park on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Zach Davies and Logan Webb.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 14th in the league. They have 682 runs scored and have an OBP of .304. The Diamondbacks have compiled 250 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 169 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 638 RBI's and 1,188 hits on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .230. Arizona is slugging .384 and have struck out 1,301 times, while taking a walk on 519 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.29 for the season (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,173 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 484 opposing players and their FIP is 4.31 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 183 home runs and 721 runs in total (22nd in MLB).

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 531 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 197 base runners so far this year and 33.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 32 saves over the course of the season and have blown 25 out of their 57 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 56.1% and has entered the game in 139 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 79 holds on the year (16th in the league). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 142 times and also have had 164 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,474 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 4,158 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,331 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 18th in MLB, and they have turned 131 double plays.

Davies (58-53 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.47 while he has faced 4,082 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 955 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 321 free passes. His ERA is 4.15 (443 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.328. Davies has taken the hill for 961 frames and is sitting with 710 punch outs so far in his career.

San Francisco has hit 177 home runs on the year as well as 662 RBIs. They have put up 253 two-baggers, while walking 550 times and racking up 694 runs. The San Francisco Giants hold an on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .234 so far this season. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .391 and they earn 4.42 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,416 occasions (4th in baseball) and have recorded 1,226 hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.276 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,346. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 672 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.82 (589 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 3.11 (1,329 strikeouts against 427 bases on balls). They have surrendered 130 dingers and they relinquish 4.35 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

Sitting with 139 save situations, the Giants have compiled 76 holds and 20 blown saves. San Francisco has had relievers enter the contest in 59 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 154 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with base runners. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.0% of 203 inherited runners. They are ranked 14th in the league with a save percentage of 66.1%, and they have dispatched 554 relievers onto the field so far this season.

In 12,501 innings on the diamond, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in pro baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 124 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in the majors). The Giants have accrued 1,501 assists, 97 errors and have earned a total of 4,167 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Webb has surrendered 407 hits while he has accumulated 404 K's in 434 innings pitched. He has conceded 168 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.28 and he has faced 1,803 opposing batters in his MLB career. Webb (31-19 career mark) holds a 3.48 earned run average while surrendering 8.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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