San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (93-58) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (76-76) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The men taking the mound will be Ross Stripling and Clayton Kershaw.

San Francisco has a slugging rate of .390 and have been called out on strikes 1,403 times, while taking a walk on 505 occasions. They have amassed 632 runs batted in and 1,225 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is .240. The Giants have accumulated 247 doubles as a unit and have hit 164 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 655 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in baseball.

Get all of our MLB Parlay Picks

The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.07 over the course of the season (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,279 batters. Giants pitchers have yielded 163 long balls and also 679 runs in total (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 384 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a unit this year. San Francisco has surrendered 1,318 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 608 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.33 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

Giants pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 144 times in addition to having 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 70 holds for the season (25th in MLB). The Giants bullpen have a save percentage of 64.0% and has entered the game in 147 save situations. They have compiled 48 saves this year and have blown 27 of their 75 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 199 runners for the year and 33.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Giants have dispatched 469 relievers to the hill this year.

The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 4,036 putouts this season, as well as 1,514 assists and 110 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball, and have 134 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,108 innings, ranking them 27th in baseball.

Stripling (38-43 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.10 while facing 3,130 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 739 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 172 walks. His earned run average is 3.95 (331 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.209. Stripling has taken the hill for 753 innings and is sitting with 686 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

Los Angeles has 237 long balls for the year as well as 826 runs batted in. They have put up 285 doubles, while taking a walk 616 times and racking up 851 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .341 and a team batting average of .257 so far this season. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .458 and they score 5.64 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,278 occasions (20th in the league) and have recorded 1,320 hits.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.212 with a FIP of 4.23 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,279 strikeouts vs 423 free passes). They sit at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,212. They have given up 184 home runs and they allow 4.42 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 662 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.10 (615 earned runs allowed).

With 146 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 85 holds and 17 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relievers take the mound in 60 save chances and they have walked away with 43 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 127 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.7% out of 191 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 71.7%, and they have dispatched 517 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

In 12,144 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (3rd in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 129 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,304 assists, 71 errors and have accounted for 4,048 putouts on the season.

Kershaw (209-91 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.48 earned run average and has conceded 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.41 and he has faced 10,642 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 745 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.004 and a FIP of 2.8. In his pro baseball career, Kershaw has allowed 2,048 hits while tallying 2,934 punch outs in 2,702 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here