Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (59-49) will try to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (57-51) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brandon Pfaadt and Sean Manaea.

The Diamondbacks have hit 202 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 123 baseballs out of the park. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been called out on strikes 842 times, while being walked on 354 occasions. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have accounted for 494 runs batted in as well as 937 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .256. They have earned a total of 524 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325.

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The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.62 for the season (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 882 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 133 home runs in addition to 525 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 358 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.45 as a unit this year. Arizona has given up 928 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 491 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks have sent 352 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 base runners on the campaign and 31.3% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 28 saves on the year and have blown 19 out of their 47 save chances. The Diamondbacks relievers have earned a save rate of 59.6% and stepped onto the hill in 100 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 52 holds so far this season (19th in the league). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 108 times in addition to having 105 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,616 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 12th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 2,872 putouts on the campaign, as well as 929 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which ranks 1st in professional baseball, and they have twisted 89 double plays.

Pfaadt has thrown 37 frames and has tallied 30 punch outs thus far in his career. Pfaadt (0-4 career record) has a FIP of 7.24 and he has faced 171 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 8.20 (34 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.634. He has surrendered 50 base knocks (12.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 11 free passes.

San Francisco has tallied 124 home runs on the year to go along with 469 runs batted in. They have recorded 180 doubles, while walking 364 times and notching 483 runs. The San Francisco Giants have earned an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .397 and they tally 4.47 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,018 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have recorded 879 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 459 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.89 (416 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 114 homers and they relinquish 4.29 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.235 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (928 strikeouts vs 277 walks). They are currently ranked 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 913.

San Francisco has called on relievers to take the mound in 56 save chances and they have walked away with 40 saves. They sit at 4th in MLB with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 331 relievers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 116 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with base runners. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of their 129 inherited base runners. With 106 save situations, the Giants have 48 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 99 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in the majors). The Giants have accrued 1,067 assists, 66 errors and have 2,891 putouts for the season. In 8,673 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (20th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Manaea has allowed 918 base knocks while he has earned 882 K's in 955 innings. He has given up a total of 442 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.230 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.43 and he has gone up against 4,006 hitters thus far in his career. Manaea (61-53 career record) holds a 4.16 earned run average and has conceded 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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