San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 10/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, October 3, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (87-71) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (79-79) on Monday. The starting pitchers are Carlos Rodon and Joe Musgrove.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been called out on strikes 1,424 times, while taking a walk on 553 occasions. They have recorded 666 runs batted in as well as 1,234 base knocks this season, while their batting average sits at .235. The Giants have hit 254 doubles as a squad and have hit 179 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 698 runs while having a team OBP of .315. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in the league.

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The Giants have a team earned run average of 3.84 this season (12th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,335 hitters. They have walked 431 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.45 as a unit so far this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.10 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Giants pitchers have surrendered 130 home runs and also 680 runs (18th in the league).

Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 143 times as well as having 155 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 76 holds this year (21st in baseball). The Giants relievers have recorded a save rate of 66.1% and has entered the game in 139 save situations. They have recorded 39 saves for the season and have not converted 20 of their 59 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 204 base runners on the season and 33.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The Giants have sent 557 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Giants have converted 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,582 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have amassed 4,194 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,506 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 124 double plays.

Rodon has taken the hill for 847 innings and has earned 947 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.60 (339 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.239. He has surrendered 731 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 319 free passes. Rodon (56-46 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.59 and he has faced 3,567 opposing hitters in the majors.

San Diego has tallied 150 HRs this season as well as 667 runs batted in. They have put up 268 two-baggers, while getting a free base 564 times as well as notching 690 runs. The San Diego Padres have tallied an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .241 so far this year. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they are recording 4.37 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,286 occasions (21st in MLB) and have earned 1,284 base hits.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.202 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.81 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 (1,414 strikeouts against 454 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,237. They have given up 169 home runs and they yield 4.12 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 644 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.81 (595 earned runs given up).

San Diego has called on relievers to enter the contest in 69 save chances and they have tallied 47 saves. They are currently ranked 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.1%, and they have sent 476 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 160 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.8% out of their 196 inherited runners. Sitting with 144 save situations, the Padres have recorded 70 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

In 12,666 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (8th in the majors). The San Diego Padres have gotten 114 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Padres have 1,334 assists, 75 errors and are sitting with 4,222 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Musgrove has conceded 784 base knocks and he has 845 punch outs in 853 innings. He has given up a total of 362 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.172 and having a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.91 and he has gone up against 3,554 opposing batters so far in his career. Musgrove (50-54 career mark) holds a 3.82 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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