Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+142) San Francisco (-170)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (57-50) are en route to Oracle Park on Wednesday where they will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (58-49). The odds on this game have Arizona at +142 and San Francisco is coming in at -170. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brandon Pfaadt and Logan Webb.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in MLB. They have a total of 521 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325. The Diamondbacks have hit 202 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 120 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 491 RBI's as well as 931 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .256. Arizona is slugging .426 and have been rung up 838 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.46 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 131 home runs in addition to 521 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Arizona has given up 919 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 487 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 4.62 on the year (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 874 batters. They have walked 356 batters and their FIP is 4.44 as a team so far this season.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 59.6% and stepped onto the hill in 100 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 159 runners for the season and 31.4% of them ended up scoring. Diamondbacks pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 107 times and also have had 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 349 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have earned 52 holds for the season (18th in the league). They have earned 28 saves for the season and have blown 19 of 47 save chances.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 2,848 putouts this season, as well as 920 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 1st in baseball, and have a total of 87 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,544 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in baseball.

Pfaadt has taken the ball for 37 frames and has earned 30 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Pfaadt (0-4 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 7.24 and he has gone up against 171 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 8.20 (34 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.634. He has given up 50 base knocks (12.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 11 walks.

San Francisco has compiled 122 long balls on the campaign and 465 runs batted in. They have hit 179 two-baggers, while getting a free base 362 times and putting up 479 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .241 so far this season. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .396 and they tally 4.48 runs per game (16th in the league). They have struck out on 1,010 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have a total of 870 hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.87 as a unit so far this season. They come in at 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 907. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 456 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.90 (413 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (924 strikeouts vs 276 free passes). They have conceded 111 dingers and they concede 4.30 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

San Francisco has had relievers enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have earned 39 saves. They rank 4th in the league with a save percentage of 70.9%, and they have sent 329 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations and also on 93 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.3% out of their 128 inherited base runners. With 105 save situations, the Giants have recorded 48 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

In their 8,592 innings played, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (22nd in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 98 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Giants have 1,053 assists, 66 errors and have amassed 2,864 putouts on the season.

Thus far in his career, Webb has conceded 539 base knocks while totaling 544 strikeouts in 576 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 223 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.190 and having a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and he has gone up against 2,366 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Webb (39-28 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.48 earned run average and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-170)

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