Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Los Angeles Dodgers (98-60) are traveling to Oracle Park on Friday where they will take on the San Francisco Giants (78-81). The pitchers taking the mound are Lance Lynn and Ross Stripling.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have earned a total of 881 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .340. The Dodgers have accrued 297 doubles as a team and have knocked 241 baseballs out of the park. They have 853 runs batted in as well as 1,377 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .257. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .455 and have been called out on strikes 1,323 times, while drawing a walk on 632 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 191 home runs and also 677 total runs (10th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 1,249 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 630 earned runs. The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.04 on the season (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,346 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 442 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a squad so far this season.

The Dodgers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 71.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 148 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 199 base runners for the season with 26.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 133 times in addition to having 155 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 536 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have 87 holds on the year (12th in the league). They have 43 saves this season and have blown 17 of their 60 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 4,210 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,359 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 7th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 135 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,630 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in baseball.

Lynn has taken the ball for 1,883 innings and has accumulated 1,902 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.74 (782 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.273. He has surrendered 1,741 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 656 walks. Lynn (135-95 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.79 and he has gone up against 7,986 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Giants have a team slugging % of .386 and they tally 4.22 runs per contest (23rd in MLB). They have hit 254 doubles, while taking a walk 529 times and notching 666 runs. San Francisco has knocked in 169 home runs for the year as well as 643 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,463 occasions (5th in the league) and have 1,256 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have a team OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .237 for the season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 702 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.04 (627 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 168 homers and they relinquish 4.52 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.260 with a FIP of 3.92 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,325 strikeouts vs 397 free passes). They sit at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,364.

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.5% out of 206 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 161 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 149 save situations, the Giants have earned 71 holds and 27 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in baseball holding a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have dispatched 485 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 76 save opportunities and they have tallied 49 saves.

In their 12,579 innings played, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (26th in pro baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 139 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in the majors). The Giants have accrued 1,566 assists, 114 errors and have earned a total of 4,193 putouts for the season.

Stripling (38-43 career win-loss mark) has a 3.98 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.94 and he has faced 3,152 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 335 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.216 and a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Stripling has allowed 746 hits and he has 690 punch outs in 757 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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