Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (61-68) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (73-58) on Sunday. The men taking the mound will be Ranger Suarez and Carlos Rodon.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .422 and have been called out on strikes 1,093 times, while drawing a walk on 384 occasions. They have amassed 595 runs batted in as well as 1,134 hits on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .254. The Phillies have recorded 209 doubles as a team and have hit 164 balls out of the park. They have racked up 621 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.

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The Phillies hold a team ERA of 3.81 so far this season (12th in the league), and they have struck out 1,151 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Phillies pitchers have conceded 120 long balls and also 541 runs in total (13th in the league). They have walked 373 opposing players and their FIP is 3.60 as a squad on the campaign.

The Phillies have sent 416 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 base runners on the year with 33.7% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 35 saves for the year and have missed out on 14 of their 49 chances to save the game. The Phillies relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 116 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 66 holds on the season (17th in the league). Phillies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 110 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have transformed 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,455 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have amassed 3,485 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,136 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 108 double plays.

Suarez has taken the mound for 297 frames and has accumulated 267 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 2.97 (98 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.261. He has allowed 273 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 102 walks. Suarez (23-13 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.53 and he has faced 1,243 hitters during his time in the majors.

San Francisco has hit 144 home runs for the season to go along with 544 RBIs. They have put up 211 doubles, while walking 462 times as well as racking up 568 runs. The San Francisco Giants have recorded a team OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .233 this season. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .388 and they tally 4.40 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,134 instances (11th in MLB) and have accounted for 998 base hits.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.285 in addition to having a FIP of 3.54 as a team so far this year. They are sitting at 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,110. The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 573 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (499 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 (1,082 strikeouts vs 356 free passes). They have given up 111 homers and they allow 4.52 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of their 168 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Giants have accrued 57 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 454 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves.

In 10,269 innings played, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (27th in pro baseball). 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 1,231 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 3,423 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Rodon has surrendered 715 base knocks while he has accumulated 901 punch outs in 820 innings. He has surrendered a total of 333 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.251 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 3,466 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Rodon (54-45 career record) has a 3.65 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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