Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+150) San Francisco (-175)

The San Francisco Giants (20-23) are welcoming the Miami Marlins (23-21) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Miami at +150 while San Francisco is at -175. The total has been set at 7. The expected starting pitchers will be Braxton Garrett and Logan Webb.

Miami has a slugging percentage of .387 and have been called out on strikes 374 times, while drawing a walk on 110 occasions. They have 147 runs batted in as well as 368 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .250. The Marlins have accrued 70 doubles as a unit and have smacked 40 balls out of the park. They have a total of 155 runs and have an OBP of .306. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

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The Marlins have a team earned run average of 4.43 for the season (21st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 409 hitters. Marlins pitchers have yielded 55 home runs and also 207 total runs (18th in baseball). They have walked 150 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.34 as a unit for the year. Miami has given up 384 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 194 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36.

The Marlins have dispatched 156 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 75 base runners for the year and 28.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 13 saves on the year and have not converted 7 out of their 20 save opportunities. The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 65.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 47 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 27 holds on the year (7th in baseball). Marlins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 49 times in addition to having 59 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 1,182 putouts so far this season, as well as 390 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which is 22nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 42 double plays. The Marlins have turned 67.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,546 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in MLB.

Garrett has taken the hill for 166 frames and has accounted for 166 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.38 (81 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.449. He has given up 185 base hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 56 walks. Garrett (6-12 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.08 and he has gone up against 731 opposing batters in the majors.

The Giants have a SLG% of .418 and they score 4.42 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have 59 two-baggers, while walking 141 times and putting up 190 runs. San Francisco has recorded 63 home runs this year and 187 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 415 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have accounted for 356 base knocks. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .244 over the course of the season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 210 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.40 (186 earned runs given up). They have conceded 52 homers and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.360 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (362 strikeouts against 128 free passes). They sit at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 389.

San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have recorded 13 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball holding a save rate of 68.4%, and they have sent 130 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 43 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.4% of 68 inherited runners. With 40 save situations, the Giants have tallied 19 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In 3,426 innings on the diamond, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (28th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have turned 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in the majors). The Giants have 430 assists, 28 errors and have accumulated 1,142 putouts during this campaign.

Webb (34-24 record in his career) has earned a 3.45 ERA and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.45 and he has gone up against 2,038 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 189 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.207 and a FIP of 3.2. During his MLB career, Webb has allowed 462 base knocks while totaling 462 punch outs in 493 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-175)

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