San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (93-57) will play the San Francisco Giants (76-75) at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. The pitchers expected to start will be Ross Stripling and Emmet Sheehan.

The Giants have earned 246 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 163 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco is slugging .391 and have struck out 1,395 times, while being walked on 501 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have 631 runs batted in in addition to 1,222 base knocks this year, and their batting average is sitting at .241. They have earned a total of 654 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .316.

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The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.04 on the season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,272 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 161 home runs and 672 runs (16th in the league). They have walked 381 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a squad on the year. San Francisco has given up 1,304 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 601 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26.

Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 143 times in addition to having 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 70 holds on the campaign (25th in baseball). The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 64.0% and stepped onto the hill in 147 save situations. They have compiled 48 saves this year and have blown 27 of their 75 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 197 runners this season and 33.0% of them crossed home plate. The Giants have sent 467 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Giants have converted 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,036 innings, which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 4,012 putouts this season, as well as 1,501 assists and 109 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which has them sitting 30th in the majors, and have accumulated 132 double plays.

Stripling (38-43 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.10 while he has faced 3,130 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 739 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 172 walks. His ERA is 3.95 (331 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.209. Stripling has taken the ball for 753 innings and has racked up 686 punch outs during his career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .342 as well as a team batting average of .258 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,269 occasions (19th in the league) and have 1,317 hits. Los Angeles has compiled 236 home runs this year and 824 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .459 and they earn 5.66 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 284 doubles, while getting a free base 613 times and racking up 849 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.214 with a FIP of 4.24 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,271 strikeouts against 422 free passes). They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,205. They have surrendered 184 home runs and they concede 4.42 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 658 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.11 (612 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 146 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 85 holds and also 17 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 60 save chances and they have walked away with 43 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations and also on 127 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.7% of 191 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 71.7%, and they have dispatched 514 relievers to the hill so far this season.

In 12,063 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (3rd in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 128 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 1,295 assists, 69 errors and are sitting with 4,021 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Sheehan has surrendered 41 base hits while tallying 45 punch outs in 49 innings pitched. Sheehan (3-1 mark in his career) has earned a 5.44 earned run average while conceding 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 30 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.268 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and he has faced 207 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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