San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees Prediction, 3/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+145) New York (-175)

The San Francisco Giants (81-81 last year) are en route to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will try to defeat the New York Yankees (99-63 last season). The line on this matchup has the Giants at +145 while the Yankees open at -175. The total has been set at 7.5. The men taking the mound are Logan Webb and Gerrit Cole.

San Francisco had a slugging percentage of .390 and struck out 1,462 times, while drawing a walk on 571 occasions. They accrued 683 runs batted in and 1,261 base knocks over the course of last year, and their batting average sat at .234. The Giants tallied 256 two-baggers as a unit and smacked 183 balls out of the park. They tallied 716 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants knocked in 4.4 runs per game, which ranked them 11th in the league.

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The Giants compiled a team ERA of 3.85 over the course of last year (13th in baseball), and they struck out 1,370 batters. They walked 441 players from the other team and their FIP finished at 3.43 as a squad over the course of last year. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 3.11 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.28. Giants pitchers conceded 132 home runs and 697 total runs (18th in MLB).

Giants relief pitchers entered the game with players on base 147 times in addition to having 161 outings in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers finished with 76 holds in the prior season (21st in the league). The Giants relief pitchers had a save rate of 63.9% and stepped onto the mound in 141 save situations. They accumulated 39 saves during the previous year and missed out on 22 out of their 61 save chances. The relief pitchers inherited 211 runners for the previous season with 34.1% of them crossed the plate. The Giants had dispatched 576 relievers to the mound in the prior season.

The San Francisco Giants had 4,299 putouts during the previous year, as well as 1,546 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding rate was at .983 which had them sitting 27th in the majors, and they turned 130 double plays. The Giants transformed 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,897 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in professional baseball.

Webb (31-19 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.17 and he has gone up against 1,803 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 407 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 123 walks. His ERA is 3.48 (168 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.219. Webb has pitched in 434 frames and has totaled 404 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Yankees had a team slugging percentage of .426 and they averaged 4.98 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They recorded 225 doubles, while taking a walk 620 times as well as notching 807 runs. New York tallied 254 home runs last season in addition to 764 runs batted in. They were rung up on 1,391 instances (13th in baseball) and notched a total of 1,308 hits. The New York Yankees had an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .241 during the previous year.

The New York pitching staff surrendered 567 runs last year while having a team ERA of 3.30 (532 earned runs surrendered). They surrendered 157 long balls and they gave up 3.52 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Yankees held a team WHIP of 1.117 and had a FIP of 3.56 as a pitching staff for the previous season. Their K/BB ratio was 3.29 (1,459 strikeouts vs 444 bases on balls). They had a ranking of 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,177.

New York called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 68 save chances and they tallied 47 saves. They were ranked 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.1%, and they sent 507 relief pitchers to the hill last year. Their relief pitchers took the field 185 times in high leverage situations in addition to 178 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers held an inherited score rate of 28.7% out of their 254 inherited runners. Wrapping up the year with 153 save situations, the Yankees had 81 holds in addition to 21 blown saves.

Out of their 13,065 innings on the field, the Yankees held a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in pro baseball). New York Yankees turned 102 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in the majors). The Yankees had 1,473 assists, 74 errors and are sitting with 4,355 putouts during the previous year.

In his MLB career, Cole has conceded 1,392 base knocks while totaling 1,930 strikeouts in 1,650 innings pitched. He has allowed 593 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.100 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.56 and he has gone up against 6,650 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Cole (130-71 career record) has earned a 3.23 ERA while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-175)

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