Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (56-57) will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (52-61) at Oracle Park on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Madison Bumgarner and Alex Cobb.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB. They have accumulated 486 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 175 two-baggers as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the park. They have compiled 455 RBI's in addition to 849 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .228. Arizona has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 929 times, while being walked on 393 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 117 long balls in addition to 507 runs in total (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 341 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.42 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.12 this year (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 826 hitters.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 385 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 136 runners so far this year with 25.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have 25 saves for the year and have blown 16 out of their 41 save chances. The Diamondbacks bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 61.0% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. The relievers have a total of 54 holds for the year (19th in the league). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 101 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,967 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 11th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 2,989 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 974 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball, and have earned 96 double plays.

Bumgarner (133-117 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.55 while he has faced 8,842 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,935 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 519 walks. His ERA is 3.36 (804 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.138. Bumgarner has pitched in 2,156 innings and is sitting with 2,036 punch outs thus far in his career.

The San Francisco Giants have recorded an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .235 for the year. They have been rung up on 981 instances (11th in MLB) and have a total of 881 hits. San Francisco is sitting with 131 home runs for the year as well as 489 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging % of .393 and they score 4.54 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have hit 183 doubles, while taking a walk 413 times and scoring 513 runs.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.277 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 968. The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 495 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.93 (436 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.08 (946 strikeouts vs 307 free passes). They have conceded 96 long balls and they give up 4.46 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 38 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. They are ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 65.8%, and they have dispatched 397 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.2% out of their 149 inherited base runners. With 90 save situations, the Giants have amassed 49 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

In their 8,985 innings played, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (28th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 83 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,071 assists, 71 errors and have earned 2,995 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cobb has given up 1,070 hits while he has accumulated 916 strikeouts in 1,103 frames. He has surrendered a total of 477 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 4,634 opposing batters in his MLB career. Cobb (66-66 career win-loss record) has a 3.89 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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