Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-250) San Francisco (+210)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (70-33) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Thursday where they will take on the San Francisco Giants (51-53). The line on this matchup has Los Angeles at -250 and San Francisco is coming in at +210. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Clayton Kershaw and Jakob Junis.

The Dodgers have recorded 209 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 133 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .445 and have been called out on strikes 845 times, while being walked on 393 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have accrued 515 RBI's and 908 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .259. They have earned 543 runs and hold an OBP of .337.

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Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs and also 338 total runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 255 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.42 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.08. The Dodgers have a team ERA of 2.98 on the campaign (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 908 hitters.

The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 73.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 111 save situations. The relievers have inherited 94 runners on the year and 29.8% of those players earned a run for their team. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 68 times and also have had 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 356 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers are sitting with 69 holds this season (4th in MLB). They have tallied 30 saves this season and have blown 11 of their 41 chances to save the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 2,569 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 814 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 8th in the majors, and have earned 75 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,707 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 2nd in the majors.

Kershaw has pitched in 2,536 frames and has totaled 2,754 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 2.49 (703 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.004. He has surrendered 1,925 base knocks (6.8 hits per nine innings) with 620 walks. Kershaw (192-87 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.76 while going up against 9,988 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Giants have a team SLG% of .393 and they average 4.60 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have 169 doubles, while taking a walk 378 times and scoring 478 runs. San Francisco has recorded 120 HRs over the course of the season as well as 458 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 909 instances (7th in baseball) and have recorded 810 hits. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .234 for the season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.277 with a FIP of 3.48 as a squad so far this year. They come in at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 888. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 457 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (402 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 (863 strikeouts vs 286 free passes). They have surrendered 85 HR's and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.1% of 134 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 107 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Giants have accrued 43 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They sit at 18th in MLB with a save rate of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 367 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 34 save chances and they have come away with 21 saves.

In 7,713 innings on the diamond, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 74 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Giants have racked up 925 assists, 61 errors and are sitting with 2,571 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Junis has conceded 602 base hits while totaling 516 strikeouts in 573 innings. Junis (33-37 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.61 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 294 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.321 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.31 and he has gone up against 2,466 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (+210)

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