San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (60-30) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (48-43) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Webb and Julio Urias.

The Giants have earned 147 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 111 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .403 and have struck out 793 times, while drawing a walk on 339 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have recorded 419 RBI's as well as 720 hits for the year, and their batting average is .238. They have tallied 437 runs while holding a team OBP of .322.

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Giants pitchers have given up 70 home runs and 386 total runs (13th in baseball). They have walked 249 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.38 as a unit this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.03 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 3.82 for the year (12th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 755 hitters.

Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 75 times and also have had 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 41 holds this year (24th in the league). The Giants bullpen have earned a save rate of 61.3% and stepped onto the hill in 75 save situations. They have accumulated 19 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 12 of their 31 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 113 base runners on the season with 34.5% of them ended up scoring. The Giants have sent 327 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The San Francisco Giants have amassed 2,427 putouts on the year, as well as 879 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and they have turned 72 double plays. The Giants have transformed 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,281 innings, which has them ranked 28th in MLB.

Webb has pitched in 360 frames and has 342 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.58 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.214. He has surrendered 335 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 102 free passes. Webb (25-13 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.21 and he has gone up against 1,489 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has tallied 117 home runs so far this year to go along with 437 RBIs. They have 171 doubles, while getting a free base 348 times and scoring 462 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .333 and a team batting average of .255 on the year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .437 and they are recording 5.13 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have struck out on 755 instances (21st in MLB) and have tallied 777 base knocks.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.071 in addition to having a FIP of 3.44 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 (799 strikeouts against 218 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 641. They have given up 84 long balls and they surrender 3.29 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 293 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 2.96 (264 earned runs given up).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.4% out of their 81 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 59 occasions with base runners. With 97 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 61 holds and 9 blown saves. They rank 5th in baseball with a save rate of 74.3%, and they have dispatched 308 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves.

In their 7,221 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (2nd in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 72 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 776 assists, 41 errors and have notched a total of 2,407 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Urias has surrendered 437 base knocks and he has 521 strikeouts in 521 innings. He has surrendered 177 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.126 and having a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.47 and he has gone up against 2,133 batters so far in his MLB career. Urias (40-16 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.06 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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