San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+140) Arizona (-165)

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (20-18) will play the San Francisco Giants (17-20) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Giants at +140 and the Diamondbacks are at -165. The over/under is 8. The men taking the mound are Anthony DeSclafani and Zac Gallen.

The Giants have accounted for 48 doubles as a squad and have hit 59 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging % of .424 and have been called out on strikes 362 times, while being walked on 126 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in baseball. They have accrued 162 RBI's as well as 304 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .242. They have racked up 165 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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The Giants have an ERA of 4.40 this year (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 319 batters. Giants pitchers have yielded 46 home runs in addition to 184 total runs (22nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 104 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.27 as a team on the season. San Francisco has given up 340 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 161 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Giants have dispatched 109 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 runners this season and 32.1% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 10 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 15 chances to get a save. The Giants relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 32 save situations. The relievers have recorded 16 holds for the season (23rd in the league). Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 38 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 66.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,967 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 28th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 989 putouts on the year, in addition to 380 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 38 double plays.

DeSclafani (53-50 career mark) has a FIP of 4.10 while he has gone up against 3,722 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 877 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 235 walks. His earned run average is 4.05 (400 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.252. DeSclafani has taken the mound for 888 innings and has accounted for 784 K's thus far in his career.

The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .434 and they have an average of 5.08 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have 76 two-baggers, while walking 110 times as well as earning 193 runs. Arizona has tallied 39 home runs so far this year to go along with 185 RBIs. They have struck out on 289 occasions (28th in MLB) and have earned a total of 348 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .330 as well as a team batting average of .270 over the course of the season.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.344 with a FIP of 4.58 as a squad so far this year. They rank 19th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 318. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 189 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.85 (180 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (304 strikeouts vs 131 walks). They have allowed 47 homers and they relinquish 5.09 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

Arizona has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have tallied 8 saves. They rank 26th in MLB with a save rate of 53.3%, and they have sent 125 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 37 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of their 57 inherited runners. With 32 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 17 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (4th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have accrued 373 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 1,002 putouts during this campaign. In 3,006 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (11th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Gallen has allowed 382 hits while accumulating 573 strikeouts in 507 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 170 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.075 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.52 and he has gone up against 2,051 hitters in his career. Gallen (27-23 career record) has earned a 3.02 ERA and has given up 6.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-165)

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