San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-120) San Francisco (+100)

The San Francisco Giants (2-1) are hosting the San Diego Padres (3-1) at Oracle Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Padres at -120 while the Giants are opening at +100. The over/under is 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Yu Darvish and Alex Cobb.

The Padres have compiled 6 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 3 baseballs out of the park. San Diego is slugging .382 and have struck out 31 times, while drawing a walk on 20 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are recording 5.0 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have accrued 17 runs batted in in addition to 33 hits this year, while their batting average is sitting at .252. They have notched a total of 20 runs scored while having a team OBP of .348.

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The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.83 so far this year (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 34 hitters. They have walked 19 opposing players and their FIP is 4.32 as a team on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.79 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 0.97. Padres pitchers have surrendered 4 long balls and 11 runs (13th in the league).

Padres pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 3 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 5 holds this year (3rd in MLB). The Padres relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 9 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves for the year and have missed out on 1 of their 3 save chances. The relievers have inherited 6 base runners so far this year and 50.0% of them ended up scoring. The Padres have dispatched 14 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for 105 putouts this year, in addition to 37 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at 1.000 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and they have turned 4 double plays. The Padres have transformed 85.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 315 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in professional baseball.

Darvish has taken the ball for 1,299 frames and has earned 1,594 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.55 (512 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.149. He has surrendered 1,047 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 446 walks. Darvish (79-67 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.49 while he has faced 5,355 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Giants have a SLG% of .333 and they tally 3.33 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have recorded 5 doubles, while taking a walk 10 times and notching 10 runs. San Francisco has recorded 3 home runs so far this season to go along with 9 runs batted in. They have struck out on 26 instances (22nd in baseball) and have 17 base knocks. The San Francisco Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .260 in addition to a team batting average of .183 this season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.143 and have a FIP of 2.78 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 25. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 9 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 2.89 (9 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 4.14 (29 strikeouts against 7 walks). They have given up 2 home runs and they allow 2.89 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the contest in 2 save chances and they have earned 1 save. They are ranked 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 14 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 11 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 12.5% out of their 8 inherited base runners. With 7 save situations, the Giants have 5 holds and 1 blown save.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 4 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .966 (30th in baseball). The Giants have recorded 31 assists, 4 errors and have amassed 84 putouts on the season. Out of their 252 innings on the field, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.7% (26th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Cobb has allowed 978 base hits and he has 816 punch outs in 1,010 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 434 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and he has faced 4,238 hitters so far in his MLB career. Cobb (63-60 career record) has a 3.87 ERA and has given up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-120)

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