San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (36-45) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (45-36) on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Alex Wood and David Peterson.

San Francisco is slugging .412 and have struck out 783 times, while drawing a walk on 279 occasions. They have earned 384 runs batted in and 693 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .250. The Giants have tallied 141 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 97 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 391 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

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The Giants have an earned run average of 3.90 for the season (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 713 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 82 home runs and also 349 total runs (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 224 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a unit for the season. San Francisco has surrendered 688 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 313 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.18 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

The Giants relievers have recorded a save percentage of 77.5% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 108 base runners this year with 26.9% of those players ended up scoring. Giants pitchers have entered the game with players on base 74 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 248 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have tallied 37 holds on the campaign (25th in baseball). They have earned 31 saves this year and have blown 9 of 40 save chances.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 2,168 putouts this year, in addition to 805 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball, and they have turned 77 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,504 innings on the field, which ranks them 27th in MLB.

Wood has taken the ball for 1,164 frames and has 1,109 K's so far in his MLB career. Wood (74-62 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.57 while he has gone up against 4,881 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.72 (481 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.236. He has allowed 1,106 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 333 walks.

The Mets have a team slugging percentage of .398 and they tally 4.44 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have hit 107 doubles, while taking a walk 267 times as well as racking up 360 runs. New York has compiled 99 home runs this season to go along with 350 RBIs. They have been rung up on 634 occasions (27th in MLB) and have recorded 644 base hits. The New York Mets have accounted for a team OBP of .317 as well as a batting average of .240 on the season.

The New York pitching staff have given up 378 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.57 (357 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 108 home runs and they relinquish 4.84 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.372 in addition to having a FIP of 4.76 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (685 strikeouts vs 293 walks). They are currently ranked 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 672.

Sitting with 79 save situations, the Mets have earned 48 holds and also 10 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 29 save opportunities and they have earned 19 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and on 76 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of 113 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 260 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In 6,333 innings played, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have turned 74 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 705 assists, 40 errors and have a tally of 2,111 putouts for the season.

Peterson (17-19 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.72 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and he has gone up against 1,152 batters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 140 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.386 and having a FIP of 4.2. Thus far in his career, Peterson has surrendered 252 hits while he has totaled 285 K's in 267 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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