Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, May 15, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

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

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (17-22) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (20-19) on Monday. The odds on this game have Philadelphia at -105 and San Francisco is sitting at -115. The over/under is 8. The men taking the mound are Bailey Falter and Sean Manaea.

The Phillies have earned 78 two-baggers as a team and have hit 42 baseballs out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging % of .430 and have struck out 352 times, while drawing a walk on 108 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.4 runs/g, which puts them at 13th in baseball. They have recorded 166 RBI's and 355 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .264. They have accounted for 173 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31. Phillies pitchers have allowed 38 home runs and 191 runs in total (19th in baseball). Philadelphia has given up 322 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 177 earned runs. The Phillies have an earned run average of 4.67 for the season (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 359 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 125 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.86 as a squad this year.

The Phillies have dispatched 131 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 55 runners for the season with 50.9% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 10 saves for the season and have blown 4 out of their 14 chances to save the game. The Phillies relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 36 save situations. The relievers have a total of 22 holds on the campaign (13th in the league). Phillies pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 33 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,910 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 970 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 299 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them ranked 6th in professional baseball, and have earned 18 double plays.

Falter (8-11 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.47 while going up against 641 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 161 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 31 walks. His earned run average is 4.69 (80 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.249. Falter has pitched in 153 innings and has racked up 134 punch outs during his MLB career.

San Francisco has tallied 61 long balls this season to go along with 169 RBIs. They have recorded 54 doubles, while walking 130 times and scoring 172 runs. The San Francisco Giants have tallied a team on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a batting average of .243 this year. The Giants hold a slugging % of .425 and they have an average of 4.41 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have been rung up on 376 occasions (4th in the league) and have tallied 322 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 198 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.54 (174 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 49 home runs and they give up 5.16 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.367 with a FIP of 4.32 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (330 strikeouts against 111 free passes). They rank 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 361.

San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.1% of 56 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on. With 32 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 16 holds and also 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 113 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. San Francisco has had relievers step onto the mound in 15 save chances and they have earned 10 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 38 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (29th in baseball). The Giants have recorded 380 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 989 putouts during this campaign. In their 2,967 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a efficiency on defense of 66.5% (28th in MLB).

So far in his career, Manaea has allowed 880 base hits and he has 828 strikeouts in 911 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 422 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.236 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.37 and he has gone up against 3,821 opposing batters in his career. Manaea (59-52 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.17 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-105)

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