Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-125) San Francisco (+105)

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (17-23) will meet the Philadelphia Phillies (20-20) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Phillies at -125 while the Giants are sitting at +105. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Zack Wheeler and Alex Cobb.

The Phillies have compiled 79 doubles as a squad and have hit 42 baseballs out of the park. Philadelphia is slugging .425 and have been called out on strikes 363 times, while drawing a walk on 111 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 16th in the league. They have amassed 166 RBI's and 362 hits for the year, while their batting average is .263. They are sitting with 173 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .322.

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The Phillies have a team earned run average of 4.66 this season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 364 hitters. Phillies pitchers have conceded 39 home runs and 195 runs in total (19th in the league). They have walked 126 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a team for the year. Philadelphia has conceded 328 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 181 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Phillies relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 73.3% and has come into the game in 39 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 55 base runners so far this year and 50.9% of those players crossed home plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 33 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 136 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen are sitting with 24 holds this year (10th in baseball). They have earned 11 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of their 15 chances to get a save.

The Phillies have converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,144 innings, which has them ranked 21st in baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for 1,048 putouts this season, as well as 325 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 12th in the majors, and they have twisted 20 double plays.

Wheeler has taken the hill for 1,231 innings and has accounted for 1,242 K's in his career. Wheeler (77-59 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.35 and he has gone up against 5,117 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.43 (470 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.200. He has conceded 1,100 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 378 free passes.

The Giants have a team slugging % of .421 and they tally 4.33 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have put up 56 doubles, while getting a free base 133 times and racking up 173 runs. San Francisco has a total of 62 home runs on the season as well as 170 runs batted in. They have struck out on 388 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have tallied 325 hits. The San Francisco Giants hold an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .240 on the campaign.

The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 200 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.48 (176 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 49 home runs and they relinquish 5.10 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.359 with a FIP of 4.33 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (333 strikeouts vs 115 bases on balls). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 365.

Sitting with 33 save situations, the Giants have amassed 16 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have converted 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 37 times in high leverage situations and on 39 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of their 59 inherited runners. They sit at 17th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 117 relievers onto the field for the season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in the majors). The Giants have racked up 408 assists, 28 errors and have earned 1,061 putouts for the season. In 3,183 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (28th in the majors).

Cobb (73-69 career record) holds a 3.76 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has gone up against 5,065 batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 505 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.269 and having a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Cobb has given up 1,181 base hits while he has accumulated 1,008 punch outs in 1,207 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (+105)

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