Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+110) San Francisco (-130)

The Philadelphia Phillies (73-58) are traveling to Oracle Park on Friday where they will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (61-68). The line on this contest has the Phillies at +110 and the Giants are at -130. The total is 8. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Gibson and Alex Cobb.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 1,093 times, while being walked on 384 occasions. They have recorded 595 RBI's and 1,133 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .254. The Phillies have accrued 209 doubles as a unit and have knocked 164 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 621 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which is 5th in MLB.

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Phillies pitchers have relinquished 120 home runs and 541 total runs (13th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 373 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.60 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. The Phillies are sitting with a team ERA of 3.81 on the season (11th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,151 batters.

Phillies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 110 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 66 holds for the year (16th in MLB). The Phillies relievers have compiled a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. They have compiled 35 saves this season and have missed out on 14 of 49 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 runners this year and 33.7% of those players crossed home plate. The Phillies have sent 416 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Phillies have transformed 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,455 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have amassed 3,485 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,136 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 4th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 108 double plays.

Gibson has thrown 1,475 innings and is sitting with 1,172 K's during his pro baseball career. Gibson (88-88 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.27 and he has faced 6,328 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.42 (724 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.373. He has surrendered 1,502 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 524 walks.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .233 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,134 instances (9th in the league) and have totaled 998 base knocks. San Francisco is sitting with 144 long balls on the season to go along with 544 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging % of .388 and they have an average of 4.40 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have notched 211 doubles, while walking 462 times as well as scoring 568 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 573 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (499 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 111 HR's and they relinquish 4.52 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.285 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.54 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 (1,082 strikeouts against 356 bases on balls). They rank 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,110.

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.7% out of 168 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with runners on base. With 105 save situations, the Giants have recorded 57 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in the league holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 454 relievers to the mound this year. San Francisco has had relievers take the mound in 45 save chances and they have come away with 27 saves.

In their 10,269 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 95 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (26th in the majors). The Giants have accrued 1,231 assists, 81 errors and have a tally of 3,423 putouts for the year.

Cobb (67-66 mark in his career) has a 3.86 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.80 and he has faced 4,707 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 481 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and a FIP of 3.8. In his career, Cobb has allowed 1,089 hits and he has 931 punch outs in 1,121 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+110)

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