Baltimore Orioles vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs San Francisco Giants
Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023
Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+105) San Francisco (-125)
The Baltimore Orioles (35-21) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (28-28). The line on this contest has the Orioles at +105 while the Giants open at -125. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Bradish and Alex Cobb.
As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 7th in MLB. They have tallied 281 runs while having a team OBP of .327. The Orioles have recorded 104 doubles as a team and have smacked 65 balls out of the park. They have recorded 273 RBI's as well as 476 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .252. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .421 and have been rung up 455 times, while drawing a walk on 203 occasions.
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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 4.24 for the season (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 507 batters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 67 long balls and also 253 runs in total (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 182 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a team on the season. Baltimore has given up 492 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 238 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33.
The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 56.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 82 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 109 base runners on the season with 35.8% of those runners crossed home plate. Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 77 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 203 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have a total of 48 holds this season (1st in baseball). They have recorded 18 saves this year and have blown 14 out of their 32 save chances.
The Orioles have transformed 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,551 innings, which has them ranked 25th in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 1,517 putouts for the season, as well as 483 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 61 double plays.
Bradish (6-8 career mark) has a FIP of 4.39 while he has faced 694 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 162 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 60 free passes. His earned run average is 4.62 (83 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.373. Bradish has taken the ball for 161 frames and has earned 147 strikeouts during his MLB career.
The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .419 and they tally 4.59 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have recorded 90 doubles, while walking 181 times as well as scoring 257 runs. San Francisco has tallied 76 long balls for the season to go along with 253 RBIs. They have been rung up on 549 instances (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 476 hits. The San Francisco Giants have tallied a team on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .249 for the year.
The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.288 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 479. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 254 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.05 (223 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (497 strikeouts against 159 walks). They have yielded 64 homers and they relinquish 4.62 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).
San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 25 save opportunities and they have earned 19 saves. They rank 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 76.0%, and they have dispatched 170 relievers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 55 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.4% out of their 84 inherited runners. Sitting with 55 save situations, the Giants have amassed 28 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.
The San Francisco Giants have turned 56 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Giants have recorded 556 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 1,487 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,461 innings played, the Giants have a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (28th in MLB).
Cobb (74-70 career record) has earned a 3.81 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has faced 5,136 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 517 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Cobb has conceded 1,199 hits while earning 1,024 strikeouts in 1,222 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+105)
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