New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (5-11) will attempt to beat the New York Mets (11-7) on Thursday. The pitchers expected to start will be Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea.

New York has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been called out on strikes 127 times, while drawing a walk on 88 occasions. They have accrued 80 RBI's and 130 base knocks this season, while their batting average is .222. The Mets have hit 30 doubles as a team and have knocked 19 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 83 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .334. As a unit, the New York Mets are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.05 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. Mets pitchers have allowed 27 home runs and also 74 runs in total (9th in baseball). New York has given up 146 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 74 earned runs. The Mets hold a team ERA of 4.22 so far this year (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 154 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 75 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.14 as a unit for the season.

The Mets relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 85.7% and has come into the game in 27 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 base runners on the season and 15.4% of them crossed the plate. Mets relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 18 times and also have had 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 61 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have notched 20 holds for the year (1st in baseball). They have compiled 6 saves this year and have blown 1 of 7 save opportunities.

The New York Mets have accounted for 474 putouts on the campaign, as well as 149 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .994 which puts them in 1st in baseball, and have 18 double plays. The Mets have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,422 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in baseball.

Senga (2-0 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.00 and he has faced 70 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 13 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 10 walks. His earned run average is 3.38 (6 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.438. Senga has taken the mound for 16 innings and has accounted for 21 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .423 and they are scoring 4.62 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have tallied 21 two-baggers, while walking 59 times as well as scoring 74 runs. San Francisco has 26 home runs on the year and 74 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 177 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned a total of 137 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have tallied an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .244 this season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.282 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.30 (147 strikeouts vs 42 bases on balls). They rank 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 139. They have relinquished 23 dingers and they surrender 5.29 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 83 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.40 (69 earned runs conceded).

With 9 save situations, the Giants have recorded 5 holds and also 1 blown save. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 3 save opportunities and they have walked away with 2 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 15 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% of 26 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 49 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 15 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (30th in the majors). The Giants have recorded 149 assists, 13 errors and have accumulated 425 putouts during this campaign. In 1,275 innings on the field, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (23rd in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Manaea has surrendered 859 hits and he has 810 K's in 896 innings pitched. He has given up 405 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and he has gone up against 3,743 hitters during his MLB career. Manaea (58-50 career record) has a 4.07 earned run average while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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