San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, August 8, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Francisco Giants (52-55) are en route to Petco Park on Monday where they will go up against the San Diego Padres (61-49). The men taking the mound are Alex Wood and Blake Snell.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have accounted for 488 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Giants have tallied 174 doubles as a squad and have hit 124 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 467 runs batted in in addition to 834 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .234. San Francisco has a slugging % of .393 and have been called out on strikes 929 times, while drawing a walk on 387 occasions.

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The Giants have a team ERA of 3.93 so far this year (17th in the league), and their staff has rung up 895 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Giants pitchers have yielded 88 home runs and also 468 runs in total (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 293 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.47 as a team on the year.

The Giants have sent 379 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 137 base runners over the course of the season with 36.5% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 21 saves this season and have blown 13 out of their 34 save chances. The Giants relief pitchers have a save rate of 61.8% and has come into the game in 80 save situations. The relievers have notched 43 holds for the year (27th in baseball). Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 92 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 2,838 putouts for the season, as well as 1,019 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which ranks 25th in pro baseball, and have a total of 79 double plays. The Giants have turned 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,514 innings, which has them ranked 28th in the majors.

Wood has taken the mound for 1,096 innings and has tallied 1,040 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.59 (437 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.227. He has surrendered 1,036 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 309 free passes. Wood (70-57 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.51 while he has gone up against 4,577 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Padres have a slugging percentage of .380 and they score 4.41 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have put up 188 doubles, while taking a walk 386 times as well as putting up 485 runs. San Diego has recorded 97 long balls so far this season to go along with 470 RBIs. They have been rung up on 907 occasions (16th in MLB) and have earned 894 base knocks. The San Diego Padres have compiled an OBP of .318 in addition to a batting average of .241 this year.

The San Diego pitching staff have given up 449 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.81 (415 earned runs given up). They have conceded 108 long balls and they allow 4.12 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.206 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 (978 strikeouts vs 325 free passes). They come in at 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 858.

San Diego has called on relievers to take the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have converted 36 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 317 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations and on 85 occasions with runners on. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.3% of 129 inherited base runners. With 108 save situations, the Padres have accrued 52 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

In 8,829 innings on the diamond, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (8th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have turned 83 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in baseball). The Padres have recorded 972 assists, 46 errors and are sitting with 2,943 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Snell has surrendered 612 hits while he has totaled 905 strikeouts in 751 innings pitched. Snell (53-41 career record) has a 3.48 ERA while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 291 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.260 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.70 and he has faced 3,130 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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