San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (92-42) will play the San Francisco Giants (65-68) on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Cobb and Clayton Kershaw.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 11th in baseball. They have accumulated 598 runs and have an OBP of .318. The Giants have recorded 219 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 151 balls out of the park. They have 572 runs batted in in addition to 1,037 hits for the year, while their batting average is .234. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .392 and have struck out 1,176 times, while being walked on 485 occasions.

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Giants pitchers have surrendered 115 home runs in addition to 585 runs (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.50 as a squad over the course of the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28. The Giants have a team ERA of 3.89 this season (16th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,126 batters.

Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 119 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 63 holds so far this year (20th in baseball). The Giants bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.4% and has come into the game in 114 save situations. They have recorded 29 saves this year and have blown 19 out of their 48 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 173 base runners over the course of the season and 34.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have sent 468 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The San Francisco Giants have a total of 3,531 putouts thus far, as well as 1,272 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 25th in the majors, and have a total of 98 double plays. The Giants have turned 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,593 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball.

Cobb has thrown 1,128 innings and has earned 938 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.84 (481 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.264. He has given up 1,092 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 334 free passes. Cobb (68-66 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.83 while going up against 4,731 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has knocked in 178 home runs this year to go along with 687 runs batted in. They have recorded 281 two-baggers, while walking 503 times and putting up 720 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with a team OBP of .337 and a batting average of .261 on the season. The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .450 and they score 5.37 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,123 instances (18th in the league) and have accounted for 1,193 hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 429 runs for the year while having an ERA of 2.88 (383 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 123 HR's and they concede 3.23 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.059 with a FIP of 3.47 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.47 (1,192 strikeouts vs 344 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 922.

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 51 save chances and they have tallied 36 saves. They rank 7th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 465 relievers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 106 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.0% out of 126 inherited runners. Sitting with 133 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 80 holds and 15 blown saves.

In their 10,761 innings played, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 99 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have 1,104 assists, 64 errors and have a total of 3,587 putouts on the season.

During his career, Kershaw has surrendered 1,929 hits while he has accumulated 2,764 punch outs in 2,545 frames. He has surrendered 705 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.003 and a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.43 and he has gone up against 10,022 hitters thus far in his career. Kershaw (192-87 career record) has a 2.49 earned run average while giving up 6.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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