San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, June 30, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (36-44) will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Giants (45-35) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Alex Cobb and Carlos Carrasco.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in the league. They have earned 390 runs and hold an OBP of .327. The Giants have accrued 140 doubles as a unit and have smacked 97 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 383 RBI's and 689 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .252. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .415 and have struck out 769 times, while taking a walk on 276 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Giants pitchers have conceded 81 home runs in addition to 347 runs (14th in the league). San Francisco has yielded 685 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 311 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 3.92 this year (11th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 709 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 222 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a squad this season.

Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 74 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 37 holds on the campaign (25th in the league). The Giants bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 77.5% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. They have recorded 31 saves on the year and have blown 9 out of their 40 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 108 base runners on the season with 26.9% of them crossed home plate. The Giants have dispatched 247 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Seattle Mariners have amassed 2,144 putouts so far this season, in addition to 798 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball, and have a total of 77 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,432 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 27th in professional baseball.

Cobb (75-70 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.76 and he has faced 5,207 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,217 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 364 free passes. His ERA is 3.80 (523 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.276. Cobb has taken the ball for 1,238 innings and has accounted for 1,043 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Mets have a team SLG% of .397 and they are earning 4.47 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have 106 two-baggers, while walking 264 times as well as putting up 358 runs. New York has knocked in 97 long balls on the year and 348 runs batted in. They have struck out on 627 instances (27th in MLB) and have recorded 635 base hits. The New York Mets have earned an OBP of .317 in addition to a batting average of .239 so far this year.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.371 with a FIP of 4.76 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (675 strikeouts vs 289 bases on balls). They come in at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 663. They have allowed 107 dingers and they give up 4.86 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 375 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.59 (354 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 79 save situations, the Mets have accumulated 48 holds and 10 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 29 save opportunities and they have tallied 19 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 75 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.9% of 111 inherited runners. They are ranked 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 256 relievers to the mound on the season.

In 6,252 innings on the diamond, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (14th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have turned 73 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 698 assists, 39 errors and have notched a total of 2,084 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Carrasco has surrendered 1,437 base hits while earning 1,540 K's in 1,496 frames. Carrasco (106-88 career win-loss mark) has a 3.95 ERA while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 656 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.230 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.82 and he has gone up against 6,215 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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