San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The San Francisco Giants (48-47) are on their way to Chase Field on Tuesday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (42-53). The pitchers taking the mound are Carlos Rodon and Merrill Kelly.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.7 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have earned a total of 450 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .320. The Giants have accounted for 153 doubles as a squad and have knocked 114 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 432 RBI's and 745 hits this season, and their batting average is .236. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .398 and have been rung up 830 times, while taking a walk on 355 occasions.

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The Giants have a team earned run average of 3.82 for the year (11th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 783 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Giants pitchers have allowed 76 home runs in addition to 411 runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 264 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.48 as a unit on the season.

Giants pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 81 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 41 holds so far this year (24th in MLB). The Giants relief pitchers have a save rate of 59.4% and has come into the game in 76 save situations. They have tallied 19 saves over the course of the season and have blown 13 of their 32 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 121 base runners this year and 33.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have sent 340 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Giants have turned 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,281 innings, ranking them 28th in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have amassed 2,427 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 879 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 72 double plays.

Rodon has taken the ball for 779 innings and has 848 punch outs in his career. Rodon (50-43 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 3,305 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.67 (318 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.273. He has allowed 688 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 304 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a batting average of .226 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 808 occasions (16th in MLB) and have tallied 708 base hits. Arizona has a total of 108 home runs over the course of the season as well as 379 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .386 and they earn 4.24 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have hit 145 two-baggers, while walking 338 times and scoring 403 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.308 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a team on the year. They rank 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 802. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 443 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.27 (397 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.34 (687 strikeouts vs 293 bases on balls). They have allowed 102 home runs and they allow 4.76 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.6% out of 118 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with runners on. With 82 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 48 holds and 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league holding a save percentage of 57.6%, and they have dispatched 328 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have earned 19 saves.

In their 7,293 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in pro baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 771 assists, 58 errors and are sitting with 2,431 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Kelly has allowed 470 base knocks while he has tallied 406 K's in 483 innings. He has given up a total of 217 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.261 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 2,021 opposing batters in his MLB career. Kelly (32-32 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.04 earned run average and has surrendered 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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