Cleveland Guardians vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+130) San Francisco (-155)

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (73-70) will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (68-76) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at +130 and the Giants are at -155. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Cal Quantrill and Sean Manaea.

The Guardians have accumulated 259 doubles as a unit and have smacked 109 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .379 and have been rung up 1,017 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which is 28th in baseball. They have accumulated 542 runs batted in as well as 1,217 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .249. They are sitting with 579 runs and have an OBP of .311.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Guardians pitchers have given up 158 long balls and also 611 runs (9th in the league). Cleveland has allowed 1,193 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 566 earned runs. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.96 so far this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,164 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 462 hitters and their FIP is 4.23 as a squad for the season.

The Guardians have sent 475 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 173 base runners on the campaign with 22.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 42 saves on the campaign and have blown 27 out of their 69 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save rate of 60.9% and has entered the game in 163 save situations. The relievers have tallied 89 holds on the year (5th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 124 times in addition to having 169 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 3,860 putouts this season, in addition to 1,271 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 8th in professional baseball, and have 108 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,580 innings, which ranks them 6th in MLB.

Quantrill (33-22 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.20 while facing 2,317 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 532 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 157 free passes. His ERA is 3.85 (235 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.253. Quantrill has taken the mound for 550 innings and has accounted for 415 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Giants hold a team slugging % of .392 and they score 4.32 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have 234 two-baggers, while walking 466 times as well as putting up 618 runs. San Francisco has hit 157 HRs so far this year as well as 596 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,338 occasions (5th in MLB) and have tallied 1,153 base hits. The San Francisco Giants hold a team on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .240 for the year.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 625 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.04 (569 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 157 homers and they give up 4.44 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.252 with a FIP of 3.95 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,217 strikeouts vs 360 walks). They come in at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,226.

San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.0% out of 179 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations and on 131 occasions with runners on. With 143 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 69 holds and also 25 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 65.3%, and they have sent 441 relievers to the hill so far this season. San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the game in 72 save chances and they have come away with 47 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 126 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in MLB). The Giants have 1,416 assists, 96 errors and have earned 3,801 putouts this season. In 11,403 innings on the diamond, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (25th in baseball).

In his career, Manaea has conceded 934 hits while earning 907 punch outs in 978 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 451 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.230 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and he has faced 4,101 hitters during his pro baseball career. Manaea (63-55 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.15 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 San Francisco (-155)

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