Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, July 11, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (41-39) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (37-45) at Oracle Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Merrill Kelly and Alex Cobb.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 712 times, while drawing a walk on 284 occasions. They have accounted for 324 runs batted in in addition to 595 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .220. The Diamondbacks have recorded 124 doubles as a unit and have hit 95 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 348 runs and have an on-base percentage of .299. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which is 20th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.36 for the season (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 596 hitters. They have walked 261 opposing players and their FIP is 4.30 as a unit for the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 90 home runs in addition to 391 runs in total (24th in the league).

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save rate of 63.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 71 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 103 base runners so far this year with 24.3% of them ended up scoring. Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 74 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 288 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have 43 holds on the campaign (17th in baseball). They have recorded 17 saves so far this year and have not converted 10 out of their 27 chances to save the game.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,516 innings, ranking them 19th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 2,172 putouts so far this season, as well as 690 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 69 double plays.

Kelly (30-32 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.10 and he has gone up against 1,970 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 459 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 137 walks. His earned run average is 4.10 (214 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.268. Kelly has pitched in 470 innings and has racked up 397 K's in his MLB career.

The San Francisco Giants have a team OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .236 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 694 occasions (14th in MLB) and have earned a total of 627 hits. San Francisco has recorded 93 home runs on the year and 362 RBIs. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .395 and they average 4.71 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have tallied 128 two-baggers, while getting a free base 299 times and racking up 377 runs.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.273 with a FIP of 3.42 as a team over the course of the season. They are sitting at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 696. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 356 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.08 (322 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.15 (656 strikeouts vs 208 free passes). They have relinquished 65 homers and they yield 4.51 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 29 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.1%, and they have dispatched 297 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Their relievers have come in 87 times in high leverage situations and also on 67 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 102 inherited runners. With 73 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 41 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in the majors). The Giants have recorded 774 assists, 50 errors and have accounted for 2,130 putouts this year. Out of their 6,390 innings on the diamond, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (29th in pro baseball).

Cobb (66-63 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.91 earned run average while surrendering 8.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.77 and he has faced 4,483 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 464 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. So far in his career, Cobb has allowed 1,040 base knocks while he has totaled 875 strikeouts in 1,067 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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