San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, September 23, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (70-80) host the San Francisco Giants (72-77) at Chase Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Rodon and Edwin Uceta.

San Francisco has a slugging rate of .385 and have been rung up 1,340 times, while drawing a walk on 523 occasions. They have amassed 618 RBI's as well as 1,138 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .231. The Giants have recorded 240 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 164 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 647 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball.

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Giants pitchers have surrendered 126 home runs and 646 runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 405 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.51 as a unit on the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 3.88 on the season (12th in the league), and they have struck out 1,241 batters.

The Giants relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 63.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 129 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 194 base runners over the course of the season with 33.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 135 times in addition to having 153 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 523 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have a total of 71 holds for the year (20th in MLB). They have compiled 35 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of 55 save chances.

The San Francisco Giants have earned 3,927 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,423 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 115 double plays. The Giants have transformed 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of 11,781 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in pro baseball.

Rodon has pitched in 837 innings and is sitting with 930 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.60 (335 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.244. He has surrendered 725 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 316 free passes. Rodon (55-46 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.61 and he has faced 3,527 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a batting average of .230 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,218 instances (20th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,127 base knocks. Arizona has compiled 165 HRs this season to go along with 608 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.37 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have tallied 235 doubles, while taking a walk 499 times as well as scoring 651 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.293 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.42 (1,108 strikeouts against 458 walks). They have a ranking of 19th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,243. They have yielded 167 homers and they concede 4.68 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have given up 684 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.28 (625 earned runs given up).

Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 53 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. They are ranked 25th in baseball holding a save percentage of 56.6%, and they have dispatched 506 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 155 times in high leverage situations in addition to 135 occasions with runners on. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.6% of 184 inherited runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 75 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

In their 11,838 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 125 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (20th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have recorded 1,264 assists, 83 errors and have accounted for 3,946 putouts for the season.

Uceta (0-3 win-loss mark in his career) has a 6.27 earned run average and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has gone up against 165 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 26 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.393 and having a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Uceta has allowed 33 base knocks and he has 38 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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