Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+140) San Francisco (-165)

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (58-57) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (53-62) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +140 while the Giants are sitting at -165. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Zach Davies and Carlos Rodon.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 179 doubles as a unit and have knocked 129 baseballs out of the park. Arizona has a slugging % of .388 and have struck out 942 times, while taking a walk on 400 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 17th in the league. They have 463 runs batted in and 866 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is .229. They have earned 494 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307.

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The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.14 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 841 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 118 home runs in addition to 517 total runs (21st in the league). They have walked 350 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a squad for the season.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 391 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 139 base runners on the year and 25.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 26 saves over the course of the season and have blown 16 out of their 42 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks bullpen have compiled a save rate of 61.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 98 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 54 holds for the year (21st in the league). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 103 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,120 innings, which ranks them 11th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 3,040 putouts this season, as well as 988 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 24th in baseball, and have a total of 97 double plays.

Davies has pitched in 923 innings and has earned 679 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Davies (58-52 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.43 and he has faced 3,917 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.14 (425 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.321. He has allowed 914 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 306 walks.

San Francisco has tallied 134 HRs on the season to go along with 503 runs batted in. They have put up 190 doubles, while getting a free base 420 times and putting up 527 runs. The San Francisco Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .236 so far this season. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.58 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 999 occasions (12th in MLB) and have accounted for 903 hits.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.279 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.51 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.07 (968 strikeouts vs 315 walks). They sit at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 985. They have relinquished 98 dingers and they allow 4.46 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 503 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.92 (443 earned runs given up).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% of 153 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 102 occasions with base runners. With 92 save situations, the Giants have 50 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.1%, and they have dispatched 405 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. San Francisco has called on relievers to take the mound in 39 save chances and they have tallied 25 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 84 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,088 assists, 72 errors and have accumulated 3,049 putouts so far this season. Out of their 9,147 innings played, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Rodon has given up 704 base hits and he has 878 K's in 803 frames. Rodon (53-44 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.65 ERA while conceding 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 326 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.257 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and he has gone up against 3,397 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+140)

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