San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-112) San Francisco (-108)

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (78-79) will try to beat the San Diego Padres (77-80) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Padres at -112 while the Giants are coming in at -108. The total is 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Matt Waldron and Sean Manaea.

San Diego has a slugging % of .416 and have struck out 1,260 times, while being walked on 631 occasions. They have tallied 699 RBI's in addition to 1,274 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .244. The Padres have compiled 264 doubles as a squad and have hit 202 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 732 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 13th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Padres pitchers have relinquished 170 home runs in addition to 642 runs in total (6th in baseball). San Diego has given up 1,241 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 593 earned runs. The Padres have an earned run average of 3.83 this season (4th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,397 hitters. They have walked 540 opposing players and their FIP is 4.16 as a unit for the year.

The Padres have sent 491 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 170 runners for the year with 40.0% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 33 saves on the season and have missed out on 27 out of their 60 save opportunities. The Padres relievers have a save rate of 55.0% and stepped onto the hill in 140 save situations. The relief pitchers have 79 holds so far this year (19th in baseball). Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 111 times as well as having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have amassed 4,179 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,395 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 7th in MLB, and have 127 double plays. The Padres have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,537 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in the majors.

Waldron (1-3 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.41 while he has gone up against 149 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 34 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 10 free passes. His earned run average is 4.58 (18 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.245. Waldron has taken the hill for 35 innings and has racked up 29 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Giants have a SLG% of .387 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have tallied 252 two-baggers, while walking 526 times and putting up 666 runs. San Francisco has hit 169 HRs for the season to go along with 643 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,455 instances (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,253 hits. The San Francisco Giants have an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .238 so far this season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.260 with a FIP of 3.91 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,314 strikeouts vs 392 bases on balls). They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,357. They have conceded 166 homers and they surrender 4.53 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 698 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (624 earned runs surrendered).

San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 76 save opportunities and they have walked away with 49 saves. They rank 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have dispatched 482 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 161 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with runners on. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.5% out of their 206 inherited base runners. Sitting with 149 save situations, the Giants have accrued 71 holds and also 27 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 139 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in professional baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,559 assists, 113 errors and have amassed 4,166 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 12,498 innings on the diamond, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (26th in the majors).

Manaea (65-56 career record) is the owner of a 4.11 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.37 and he has gone up against 4,171 batters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 455 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Manaea has allowed 947 base hits and he has 917 punch outs in 996 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-112)

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