San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The San Francisco Giants (36-32) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (38-30). The pitchers taking the mound are Alex Wood and Matt Andriese.

The Giants have recorded 121 doubles as a squad and have hit 87 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .422 and have struck out 663 times, while drawing a walk on 233 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have earned 321 RBI's as well as 591 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .253. They have racked up 325 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .328.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.17 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Giants pitchers have surrendered 72 home runs in addition to 298 runs in total (13th in baseball). San Francisco has conceded 571 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 264 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.93 for the season (9th in the league), and they have rung up 602 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 190 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.94 as a team this year.

Giants relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 62 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 33 holds over the course of the season (23rd in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 77.4% and has entered the game in 66 save situations. They have recorded 24 saves over the course of the season and have blown 7 of their 31 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 95 base runners this season with 26.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have dispatched 208 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Seattle Mariners have 1,814 putouts on the year, in addition to 669 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 64 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs in their 5,442 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball.

Wood has taken the hill for 1,151 frames and has totaled 1,096 strikeouts during his MLB career. Wood (72-61 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.56 while he has faced 4,826 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.71 (475 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.236. He has allowed 1,094 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 329 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled an on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .242 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 598 instances (13th in baseball) and have recorded 552 base knocks. Los Angeles has a total of 115 long balls for the season to go along with 363 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .457 and they average 5.53 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have hit 123 two-baggers, while getting a free base 285 times as well as notching 376 runs.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.265 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 567. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 314 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (299 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (574 strikeouts against 190 walks). They have surrendered 84 HR's and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% of 105 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 62 times in high leverage situations and on 66 occasions with base runners. With 56 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 34 holds and also 7 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 237 relievers to the mound so far this season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 22 save chances and they have earned 15 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 50 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 585 assists, 30 errors and are sitting with 1,796 putouts so far this year. In their 5,388 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (10th in baseball).

Andriese (28-37 career mark) has earned a 4.63 ERA while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.22 and he has faced 2,181 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 262 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.334 and a FIP of 4.2. Thus far in his career, Andriese has given up 532 hits while he has tallied 474 K's in 509 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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