Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants
Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023
Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+125) San Francisco (-145)
Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (43-33) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (46-31) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +125 and the Giants are priced at -145. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ryne Nelson and Anthony DeSclafani.
The Diamondbacks have earned 155 doubles as a team and have smacked 89 baseballs out of the park. Arizona has a slugging % of .437 and have struck out 577 times, while drawing a walk on 252 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 5.2 runs/g, which is 5th in MLB. They have accrued 379 RBI's and 690 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .264. They have a total of 398 runs while having a team OBP of .331.
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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 87 home runs and 364 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Arizona has relinquished 667 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 338 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.44 so far this year (21st in MLB), and they have rung up 639 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 260 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.26 as a team over the course of the season.
Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 79 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 46 holds this year (6th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 61.8% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves on the season and have blown 13 out of their 34 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 122 runners on the season and 32.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Diamondbacks have sent 249 relief pitchers to the mound this year.
The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,168 innings on the field, ranking them 17th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 2,056 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 682 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which is 2nd in MLB, and have earned 61 double plays.
Nelson has thrown 94 innings and has accumulated 68 punch outs thus far in his career. Nelson (4-5 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.47 and he has gone up against 403 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.56 (48 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.384. He has given up 99 base knocks (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 32 walks.
The San Francisco Giants hold a team on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .254 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 731 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 661 base hits. San Francisco has a total of 95 home runs on the season and 370 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .419 and they are earning 4.96 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have notched 134 doubles, while walking 266 times and racking up 377 runs.
The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 330 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (294 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 79 home runs and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.265 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (666 strikeouts vs 216 free passes). They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 643.
San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 37 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves. They rank 1st in baseball with a save rate of 78.4%, and they have dispatched 235 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 71 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on. San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.7% out of their 101 inherited base runners. Sitting with 74 save situations, the Giants have earned 35 holds and 8 blown saves.
Out of their 6,117 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (24th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 75 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Giants have 770 assists, 58 errors and have accumulated 2,039 putouts so far this year.
In his pro baseball career, DeSclafani has given up 924 hits while he has totaled 817 K's in 927 innings pitched. DeSclafani (54-54 career record) has earned a 4.14 ERA and has surrendered 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up 427 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.28 and he has gone up against 3,899 opposing batters during his career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (+125)
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