San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The San Francisco Giants (37-28) are traveling to Truist Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Atlanta Braves (38-29). The men taking the mound will be Anthony DeSclafani and Spencer Strider.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have tallied 316 runs scored and hold an OBP of .322. The Giants have compiled 104 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 78 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 301 runs batted in and 514 hits this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .238. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .400 and have struck out 557 times, while being walked on 249 occasions.

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The Giants have a team ERA of 3.89 over the course of the season (14th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 540 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.10 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26. Giants pitchers have relinquished 54 long balls and also 273 runs in total (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 174 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.46 as a unit on the year.

The Giants have dispatched 245 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 81 runners for the season with 32.1% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 16 saves for the season and have blown 9 out of their 25 save opportunities. The Giants relievers have earned a save percentage of 64.0% and has entered the game in 61 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 33 holds this year (21st in the league). Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 57 times as well as having 70 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have 1,736 putouts for the season, as well as 623 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 14th in baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays. The Giants have turned 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,208 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 26th in MLB.

DeSclafani has taken the ball for 837 innings and has tallied 747 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.10 (381 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.261. He has given up 827 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 229 free passes. DeSclafani (50-47 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.12 and he has faced 3,515 opposing batters in the majors.

The Atlanta Braves have tallied an OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the season. They have struck out on 635 instances (2nd in the league) and have totaled 560 hits. Atlanta has recorded 100 home runs on the campaign to go along with 300 RBIs. The Braves have a team slugging % of .440 and they average 4.73 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have recorded 130 doubles, while getting a free base 204 times as well as scoring 317 runs.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 3.39 as a pitching staff for the year. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 510. The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 271 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.65 (242 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.80 (632 strikeouts against 226 free passes). They have conceded 51 home runs and they relinquish 4.08 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves. They are ranked 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 213 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 75 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 39.6% out of their 91 inherited base runners. With 76 save situations, the Braves have earned 43 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In 5,376 innings on the field, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (15th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 50 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Braves have recorded 583 assists, 31 errors and are sitting with 1,792 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Strider has conceded 27 hits while he has tallied 68 punch outs in 46 innings. Strider (4-2 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 2.53 earned run average while conceding 5.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 13 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.058 and a FIP of 2.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.09 and he has gone up against 185 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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