San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+145) Houston (-170)

The San Francisco Giants (11-17) are headed to Minute Maid Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Houston Astros (16-13). The odds on this game have the Giants at +145 and the Astros are opening at -170. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Webb and Framber Valdez.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which is 15th in baseball. They have accumulated 129 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. The Giants have tallied 38 doubles as a unit and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have accrued 126 RBI's in addition to 234 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is .242. San Francisco has a slugging % of .434 and have been called out on strikes 298 times, while drawing a walk on 93 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.34 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38. Giants pitchers have given up 41 home runs in addition to 151 total runs (25th in baseball). San Francisco has conceded 265 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 134 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.85 for the season (24th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 257 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 77 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.54 as a squad this year.

Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 34 times in addition to having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 11 holds on the campaign (24th in the league). The Giants relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 22 save situations. They have recorded 5 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 10 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 51 base runners on the campaign with 35.3% of them earned a run for their team. The Giants have sent 90 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Giants have turned 65.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,238 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 746 putouts on the year, in addition to 272 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 25 double plays.

Webb (32-24 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.23 while he has gone up against 1,952 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 445 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 128 walks. His ERA is 3.53 (185 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.214. Webb has thrown 472 innings and has tallied 447 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Houston Astros have a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .247 for the season. They have struck out on 239 instances (20th in MLB) and are sitting with 243 base hits. Houston has accumulated 27 home runs on the year as well as 130 runs batted in. The Astros have a SLG% of .376 and they average 4.66 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have 44 doubles, while taking a walk 95 times as well as recording 135 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have conceded 109 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.22 (93 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 30 HR's and they surrender 3.77 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.184 in addition to having a FIP of 3.84 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.60 (279 strikeouts against 82 bases on balls). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 226.

Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% of 25 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 24 times in high leverage situations and on 15 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Astros have recorded 8 holds and 3 blown saves. They sit at 11th in baseball with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 92 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 10 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 19 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in professional baseball). The Astros have recorded 249 assists, 10 errors and have accumulated 782 putouts for the year. Out of their 2,346 innings on the diamond, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (10th in MLB).

Valdez (43-26 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.32 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.46 and he has faced 2,329 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 204 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.245 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Valdez has surrendered 472 base knocks while tallying 534 strikeouts in 553 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-170)

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