San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Francisco Giants (41-39) are headed to Petco Park on Saturday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (47-36). The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Rodon and Yu Darvish.

The Giants have accounted for 128 doubles as a squad and have knocked 93 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging % of .395 and have struck out 694 times, while being walked on 299 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 6th in MLB. They have compiled 362 runs batted in and 627 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .236. They have tallied 377 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .320.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.08 on the season (21st in the league), and the staff has rung up 656 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 208 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.42 as a team so far this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Giants pitchers have allowed 65 long balls in addition to 356 runs in total (18th in baseball).

The Giants have sent 297 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 base runners so far this season and 35.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have 18 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 11 out of their 29 chances to get a save. The Giants bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 62.1% and has come into the game in 73 save situations. The relievers have 41 holds on the campaign (19th in baseball). Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 67 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 2,130 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 774 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 21st in MLB, and have 63 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,390 innings, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball.

Rodon (49-43 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.74 while facing 3,225 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 671 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 297 free passes. His earned run average is 3.68 (311 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.273. Rodon has taken the hill for 760 innings and has earned 822 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Padres have a slugging percentage of .375 and they average 4.45 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have notched 150 doubles, while walking 288 times and putting up 369 runs. San Diego has accounted for 68 long balls on the season and 356 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 691 instances (16th in the league) and have recorded 678 base knocks. The San Diego Padres have accounted for an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a batting average of .241 so far this season.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.173 in addition to having a FIP of 3.69 as a pitching staff on the season. They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 618. The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 321 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.60 (297 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 (735 strikeouts vs 254 bases on balls). They have given up 79 dingers and they relinquish 3.89 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 43.2% out of their 95 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and also on 66 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Padres have 37 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They sit at 10th in MLB holding a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 238 relievers to the mound on the year. San Diego has had relief pitchers take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 64 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 768 assists, 32 errors and have accumulated 2,230 putouts so far this season. Out of their 6,690 innings on the field, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (5th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Darvish has allowed 1,124 base hits while totaling 1,676 strikeouts in 1,387 innings pitched. He has conceded 549 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.141 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.64 and he has faced 5,712 batters in his career. Darvish (86-71 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.56 earned run average and has given up 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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