Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Arizona Diamondbacks (56-50) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will meet the San Francisco Giants (58-48). The expected starting pitchers are Zac Gallen and Alex Wood.

Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .428 and have struck out 825 times, while taking a walk on 349 occasions. They have 487 runs batted in as well as 926 hits so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .258. The Diamondbacks have hit 200 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 120 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 517 runs while having a team OBP of .326. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team ERA of 4.65 so far this year (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 868 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 130 home runs and 518 runs in total (24th in baseball). They have walked 351 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.44 as a squad on the campaign. Arizona has yielded 914 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 485 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.47 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 98 save situations. The relievers have inherited 158 runners for the season with 31.6% of those players crossed the plate. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 104 times in addition to having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 345 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have accumulated 52 holds so far this season (18th in baseball). They have earned 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 of 45 chances to save the game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 2,815 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 910 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which is 1st in the majors, and have accumulated 86 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs in their 8,445 innings, which ranks them 13th in MLB.

Gallen (33-27 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.47 while he has faced 2,408 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 465 base knocks (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 185 walks. His earned run average is 3.15 (208 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.094. Gallen has taken the ball for 594 innings and is sitting with 652 strikeouts so far in his career.

San Francisco has 121 home runs for the season to go along with 463 RBIs. They have 178 doubles, while walking 357 times and scoring 476 runs. The San Francisco Giants have earned an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .242 this year. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .398 and they have an average of 4.49 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,004 occasions (3rd in the league) and have tallied 865 hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 452 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.92 (411 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 111 homers and they yield 4.31 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (911 strikeouts against 272 walks). They sit at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 902.

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of 127 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 104 save situations, the Giants have 48 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They rank 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 323 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 54 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves.

In 8,493 innings played, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (24th in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,038 assists, 66 errors and have a total of 2,831 putouts for the year.

During his career, Wood has conceded 1,122 base knocks while totaling 1,117 K's in 1,181 frames. He has allowed 491 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.240 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 4,957 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Wood (76-64 mark in his career) has earned a 3.74 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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