San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

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

The San Francisco Giants (17-21) are traveling to Chase Field on Sunday where they will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (21-18). The moneyline on this game has San Francisco at +140 and Arizona is sitting at -165. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Brandon Pfaadt.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 12th in the league. They have accumulated 170 runs and have an OBP of .322. The Giants have tallied 52 doubles as a team and have knocked 61 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 167 runs batted in in addition to 315 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .244. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .428 and have been rung up 369 times, while taking a walk on 128 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Giants pitchers have surrendered 48 long balls in addition to 191 total runs (22nd in MLB). San Francisco has surrendered 352 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 167 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.45 on the campaign (19th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 326 batters. They have walked 109 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a squad this season.

The Giants bullpen have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 32 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 base runners on the campaign with 32.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Giants pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 38 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 113 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen have a total of 16 holds so far this year (24th in MLB). They have earned 10 saves on the season and have blown 5 of 15 chances to get a save.

The Giants have converted 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,039 innings, which has them ranked 28th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 1,013 putouts for the season, in addition to 389 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which is 29th in professional baseball, and have a total of 39 double plays.

Webb has thrown 486 frames and is sitting with 459 K's thus far in his career. Webb (34-24 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.23 while he has faced 2,011 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.48 (188 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.212. He has given up 459 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 131 free passes.

The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .438 and they average 5.13 runs per outing (7th in MLB). They have put up 79 two-baggers, while taking a walk 115 times as well as scoring 200 runs. Arizona has knocked in 41 long balls so far this season as well as 191 RBIs. They have struck out on 296 instances (27th in MLB) and have earned a total of 360 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .272 this year.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.347 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a squad so far this year. They sit at 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 329. The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 194 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.85 (185 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (311 strikeouts against 133 walks). They have relinquished 49 long balls and they relinquish 5.09 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.7% out of their 60 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 36 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 20 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 130 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 16 save chances and they have tallied 9 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 381 assists, 13 errors and have accumulated 1,029 putouts for the year. In 3,087 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (12th in professional baseball).

Pfaadt (0-1 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 12.10 earned run average while allowing 14.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 46 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 13 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.966 and being the owner of a FIP of 11.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Pfaadt has conceded 16 hits while he has totaled 6 K's in 9 innings.

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

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

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