Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-140) San Francisco (+115)

The San Francisco Giants (61-68) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (73-58) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Phillies at -140 while the Giants are sitting at +115. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Noah Syndergaard and Jakob Junis.

The Phillies have recorded 209 doubles as a team and have hit 164 balls out of the stadium. Philadelphia owns a slugging percentage of .422 and have been rung up 1,093 times, while drawing a walk on 384 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have 595 RBI's and 1,134 hits this season, and their average at the plate is .254. They have accounted for 621 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317.

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The Phillies have compiled a team earned run average of 3.81 so far this season (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,151 batters. They have walked 373 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.60 as a team on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Phillies pitchers have relinquished 120 long balls and 541 total runs (13th in MLB).

The Phillies bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 116 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 base runners for the season and 33.7% of them crossed the plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 110 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 416 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 66 holds for the year (17th in baseball). They have earned 35 saves this year and have blown 14 of their 49 save opportunities.

The Phillies have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,455 innings on the field, which ranks them 18th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 3,485 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,136 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them ranked 5th in the majors, and have accumulated 108 double plays.

Syndergaard has pitched in 828 innings and has tallied 859 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.41 (314 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.174. He has given up 780 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 193 free passes. Syndergaard (55-40 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.05 while he has faced 3,414 opposing batters in the majors.

The Giants hold a slugging % of .388 and they are recording 4.40 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have 211 two-baggers, while taking a walk 462 times and notching 568 runs. San Francisco has hit 144 HRs for the season to go along with 544 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,134 instances (11th in MLB) and have earned a total of 998 hits. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a team batting average of .233 this season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.285 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.54 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,110. The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 573 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.94 (499 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.04 (1,082 strikeouts vs 356 walks). They have relinquished 111 homers and they relinquish 4.52 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

San Francisco has called on relievers to take the mound in 45 save chances and they have tallied 27 saves. They rank 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 454 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of 168 inherited base runners. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Giants have earned 57 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 95 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,231 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 3,423 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,269 innings on the diamond, the Giants are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (27th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Junis has given up 632 base knocks while tallying 539 strikeouts in 597 frames. He has given up a total of 313 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and having a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.37 and he has faced 2,573 hitters in his career. Junis (33-39 career mark) has a 4.71 ERA and has conceded 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-140)

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