Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-175) San Francisco (+150)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (67-73) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (87-53) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Braves at -175 and the Giants are priced at +150. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Wright and Jakob Junis.

Atlanta is slugging .446 and have struck out 1,294 times, while drawing a walk on 411 occasions. They have 666 RBI's and 1,206 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .253. The Braves have earned 259 two-baggers as a team and have hit 214 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 697 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .318. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 5.0 runs/g, which is 2nd in MLB.

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Braves pitchers have allowed 131 home runs in addition to 538 runs in total (7th in MLB). They have walked 433 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.50 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.52 over the course of the season (6th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,348 batters.

The Braves relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 64.4% and stepped onto the hill in 165 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 172 base runners so far this season and 32.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Braves pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 117 times as well as having 161 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 439 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 89 holds on the campaign (5th in the league). They have earned 47 saves so far this season and have blown 26 out of their 73 chances to save the game.

The Atlanta Braves have a tally of 3,760 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,202 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 3rd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 96 double plays. The Braves have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,280 innings, which has them sitting 11th in the majors.

Wright has taken the mound for 228 frames and has 213 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Wright (19-13 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.57 while he has faced 971 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.25 (108 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.312. He has allowed 206 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 94 walks.

The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .390 and they score 4.41 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have recorded 226 two-baggers, while getting a free base 500 times as well as earning 618 runs. San Francisco has 160 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 591 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,248 occasions (5th in the league) and have accounted for 1,082 base hits. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .232 this season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 612 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.89 (534 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 123 homers and they yield 4.46 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.279 with a FIP of 3.55 as a team on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.09 (1,182 strikeouts against 382 free passes). They sit at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,197.

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of their 180 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 119 save situations, the Giants have amassed 65 holds and 20 blown saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.8%, and they have sent 491 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 51 save chances and they have converted 31 saves.

Out of their 11,115 innings played, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in the majors). The Giants have racked up 1,331 assists, 88 errors and have earned a total of 3,705 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Junis has allowed 642 base knocks while tallying 548 punch outs in 608 frames. He has given up a total of 317 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.326 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and he has faced 2,616 batters in his MLB career. Junis (33-40 career mark) has earned a 4.69 ERA and has conceded 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (+150)

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