New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+100) San Francisco (-120)

The New York Mets (13-7) are traveling to Oracle Park on Saturday where they will compete against the San Francisco Giants (6-12). The moneyline on this contest has New York at +100 while San Francisco is at -120. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are David Peterson and Logan Webb.

As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 11th in MLB. They have racked up 97 runs scored and hold an OBP of .342. The Mets have hit 36 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 23 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 94 runs batted in as well as 154 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .234. New York owns a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 139 times, while drawing a walk on 96 occasions.

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The Mets have an ERA of 4.14 so far this year (15th in the league), and their staff has struck out 166 batters. Mets pitchers have allowed 30 long balls in addition to 81 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 84 batters and their FIP is 5.22 as a squad on the season. New York has surrendered 158 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 81 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38.

The Mets bullpen have compiled a save rate of 87.5% and has come into the game in 32 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 base runners over the course of the season with 14.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 19 times as well as having 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 70 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have notched 24 holds on the year (1st in the league). They have earned 7 saves on the year and have blown 1 out of their 8 chances to get a save.

The Mets have transformed 72.2% of balls in play into outs in their 1,584 innings on the field, which has them ranked 3rd in professional baseball. The New York Mets have amassed 528 putouts this year, in addition to 166 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .994 which is 1st in MLB, and have 19 double plays.

Peterson (16-15 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.29 and he has faced 1,038 hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 219 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 109 free passes. His ERA is 4.41 (119 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.352. Peterson has taken the ball for 242 innings and has accounted for 257 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

San Francisco has tallied 30 HRs so far this year as well as 82 runs batted in. They have 23 two-baggers, while walking 66 times as well as recording 83 runs. The San Francisco Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .238 this year. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .420 and they are recording 4.61 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have struck out on 193 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 151 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 94 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (79 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 26 homers and they allow 5.25 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.315 and have a FIP of 4.39 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (171 strikeouts against 50 walks). They are sitting at 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 162.

San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.8% of 31 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations and on 22 occasions with runners on. With 10 save situations, the Giants have 5 holds and also 1 blown save. They are ranked 10th in MLB with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 56 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. San Francisco has had relievers enter the game in 4 save opportunities and they have walked away with 3 saves.

In their 1,455 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (26th in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in the majors). The Giants have accrued 166 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 485 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Webb has surrendered 433 base knocks while he has totaled 432 K's in 458 innings pitched. Webb (31-23 mark in his career) holds a 3.55 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 181 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and having a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.43 and he has faced 1,900 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-120)

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