San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+155) Houston (-180)

Minute Maid Park is the location where the Houston Astros (15-13) will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Giants (11-16) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has San Francisco at +155 and Houston is sitting at -180. The total comes in at 7.5. The men taking the mound are Anthony DeSclafani and Hunter Brown.

The Giants have hit 38 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 46 balls out of the park. San Francisco is slugging .437 and have been rung up 289 times, while being walked on 90 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which is 12th in baseball. They have earned 123 RBI's and 229 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .245. They have a total of 126 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .322.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.38 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Giants pitchers have given up 41 home runs and 144 runs in total (25th in MLB). San Francisco has yielded 255 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 127 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.75 for the season (23rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 250 batters. They have walked 74 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a unit for the season.

The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 22 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 47 base runners so far this season and 36.2% of them earned a run for their team. Giants bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 32 times and also have had 29 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 87 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have notched 11 holds this year (24th in MLB). They have earned 5 saves on the year and have blown 5 out of their 10 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 722 putouts this season, as well as 262 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which has them sitting 28th in the majors, and they have turned 25 double plays. The Giants have converted 66.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,166 innings, which ranks them 26th in the majors.

DeSclafani (52-49 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.12 and he has faced 3,663 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 864 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 234 walks. His ERA is 4.07 (395 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.258. DeSclafani has taken the ball for 873 innings and has totaled 778 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Houston has knocked in 27 home runs this season and 123 runs batted in. They have recorded 43 doubles, while walking 92 times as well as racking up 128 runs. The Houston Astros hold an OBP of .320 as well as a batting average of .245 for the year. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .378 and they have an average of 4.57 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have struck out on 232 occasions (21st in baseball) and have recorded 233 hits.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.194 with a FIP of 3.78 as a team this season. They come in at 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 221. The Houston pitching staff have given up 106 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.22 (90 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.70 (270 strikeouts against 79 walks). They have relinquished 28 dingers and they concede 3.80 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.2% out of their 24 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 23 times in high leverage situations and on 14 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 8 holds and 3 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 87 relievers to the hill so far this year. Houston has had relievers step onto the hill in 10 save chances and they have converted 7 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 19 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in the majors). The Astros have 241 assists, 10 errors and have earned a total of 755 putouts this year. In their 2,265 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (15th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Brown has surrendered 37 base hits and he has 54 K's in 50 innings pitched. Brown (5-0 record in his career) has earned a 1.78 ERA while allowing 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 10 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.066 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 and he has gone up against 200 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (+155)

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