San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, June 19, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (38-32) will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (34-36) on Monday. The starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Anthony DeSclafani.

The Padres have recorded 124 doubles as a squad and have smacked 83 balls out of the stadium. San Diego is slugging .396 and have struck out 608 times, while being walked on 290 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball. They have recorded 281 RBI's and 522 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .228. They have 295 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.75 on the year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 608 batters. Padres pitchers have relinquished 75 home runs and 272 total runs (4th in MLB). They have walked 225 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a unit this season. San Diego has given up 535 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 259 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Padres relievers have accumulated a save rate of 63.3% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The relievers have inherited 72 base runners so far this year with 36.1% of them crossed home plate. Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 45 times and also have had 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 215 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have 41 holds on the year (9th in the league). They have compiled 19 saves for the season and have blown 11 of 30 save opportunities.

The San Diego Padres have earned 1,866 putouts so far this season, in addition to 622 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which ranks 1st in baseball, and have a total of 57 double plays. The Padres have transformed 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,598 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in baseball.

Wacha (81-52 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.03 and he has faced 5,190 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,196 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 391 walks. His earned run average is 3.98 (543 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.292. Wacha has taken the mound for 1,228 frames and has accumulated 1,090 strikeouts during his MLB career.

San Francisco has 90 home runs so far this year as well as 343 runs batted in. They have put up 124 doubles, while walking 244 times as well as putting up 347 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .255 so far this year. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .423 and they score 4.96 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have struck out on 681 instances (3rd in MLB) and have totaled 616 base hits.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.253 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (619 strikeouts vs 195 walks). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 587. They have conceded 72 homers and they surrender 4.37 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 303 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.88 (269 earned runs conceded).

With 70 save situations, the Giants have amassed 34 holds and also 8 blown saves. San Francisco has had relief pitchers enter the game in 34 save chances and they have come away with 26 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 68 times in high leverage situations and on 65 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.0% out of their 96 inherited runners. They sit at 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 76.5%, and they have sent 216 relievers to the hill for the season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in professional baseball). The Giants have recorded 695 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 1,874 putouts over the course of the season. In 5,622 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (24th in professional baseball).

DeSclafani (54-54 career mark) has a 4.14 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 3,875 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 424 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.262 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his career, DeSclafani has allowed 916 hits while he has earned 811 strikeouts in 922 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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