New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-115) San Francisco (-105)

The San Francisco Giants (6-13) will play the New York Mets (14-7) at Oracle Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have New York at -115 while San Francisco is sitting at -105. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Tylor Megill and Ross Stripling.

As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have tallied 104 runs while holding a team OBP of .344. The Mets have accounted for 36 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 24 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 100 runs batted in and 167 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .240. New York has a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 148 times, while being walked on 98 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35. Mets pitchers have relinquished 30 home runs in addition to 81 runs in total (9th in the league). New York has yielded 163 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 81 earned runs. The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.94 on the year (13th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 178 batters. They have walked 86 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 5.03 as a squad over the course of the season.

Mets relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 19 times and also have had 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 24 holds on the season (1st in the league). The Mets relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 87.5% and has come into the game in 32 save situations. They have recorded 7 saves so far this season and have not converted 1 of 8 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 runners on the season and 14.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Mets have sent 72 relievers to the hill for the year.

The New York Mets have 555 putouts for the season, as well as 175 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is at .995 which has them sitting 1st in the majors, and have a total of 22 double plays. The Mets have converted 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,665 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in professional baseball.

Megill has taken the hill for 158 frames and has 167 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.50 (79 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.291. He has surrendered 153 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 51 walks. Megill (11-9 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.55 and he has faced 670 batters in the majors.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .410 and they tally 4.37 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have 24 doubles, while getting a free base 68 times as well as earning 83 runs. San Francisco has a total of 30 HRs so far this season to go along with 82 runs batted in. They have struck out on 205 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 156 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .235 on the year.

The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 101 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.55 (86 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 27 long balls and they yield 5.34 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.334 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.50 (180 strikeouts against 52 walks). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 175.

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Giants have accrued 5 holds and 1 blown save. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have tallied 3 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 17 times in high leverage situations and on 22 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score rate of 25.8% out of 31 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 58 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 177 assists, 14 errors and have 512 putouts over the course of the season. In their 1,536 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (27th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Stripling has given up 658 base knocks while he has accumulated 635 strikeouts in 684 innings. Stripling (38-39 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.84 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up 292 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.90 and he has faced 2,838 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-115)

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