San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+115) New York (-135)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (99-63 last season) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (81-81 last year) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has San Francisco at +115 while New York is priced at -135. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Cobb and Clarke Schmidt.

San Francisco had a slugging percentage of .390 and were called out on strikes 1,462 times, while taking a walk on 571 occasions. They accumulated 683 runs batted in and 1,261 hits last year, and their team batting average came in at .234. The Giants recorded 256 two-baggers as a team and knocked 183 balls out of the stadium. They earned 716 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants knocked in 4.4 runs/g, which had them at 11th in MLB.

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Giants pitchers allowed 132 home runs in addition to 697 runs (18th in the league). They walked 441 opposing hitters and their FIP came in at 3.43 as a unit in the previous season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 and the pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.28. The Giants had a team ERA of 3.85 over the course of last season (13th in baseball), and the staff struck out 1,370 batters.

The Giants sent 576 relief pitchers to the hill in the previous season. The relievers inherited 211 base runners over the course of last season and 34.1% of those players ended up scoring. They compiled 39 saves over the course of the prior season and missed out on 22 of 61 chances to get a save. The Giants relievers compiled a save rate of 63.9% and stepped onto the hill in 141 save situations. The bullpen had 76 holds over the course of last year (21st in the league). Giants pitchers went to the mound with players on base 147 times and also had 161 outings in high leverage situations.

The Giants turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,897 innings on the field, which had them sitting 29th in the majors. The San Francisco Giants earned a total of 4,299 putouts over the course of last year, as well as 1,546 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding rate finished at .983 which put them in 27th in baseball, and earned 130 double plays.

Cobb (70-68 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 4,869 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 1,130 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 343 free passes. His earned run average is 3.85 (496 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.270. Cobb has taken the ball for 1,160 frames and has 967 K's during his MLB career.

The New York Yankees recorded an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .241 for the previous season. They were called out on strikes on 1,391 occasions (13th in baseball) and notched a total of 1,308 hits. New York hit 254 long balls in the prior season and 764 RBIs. The Yankees had a team SLG% of .426 and they were recording 4.98 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They hit 225 two-baggers, while taking a walk 620 times as well as recording 807 runs.

The Yankees held a team WHIP of 1.117 and were the owners of a FIP of 3.56 as a staff in the prior season. They were ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,177. The New York pitching staff surrendered 567 runs over the course of last year while holding an ERA of 3.30 (532 earned runs conceded). They earned a K/BB ratio of 3.29 (1,459 strikeouts vs 444 free passes). They allowed 157 HR's and they conceded 3.52 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Finishing with 153 save situations, the Yankees compiled 81 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. New York had relievers enter the game in 68 save opportunities and they came away with 47 saves. Their bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound 185 times in high leverage situations in addition to 178 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 28.7% of 254 inherited base runners. They were ranked 8th in MLB with a save rate of 69.1%, and they sent 507 bullpen pitchers to the hill last season.

In 13,065 innings on the field, the Yankees accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in pro baseball). New York Yankees turned 102 double plays and earned a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in baseball). The Yankees recorded 1,473 assists, 74 errors and accumulated 4,355 putouts in the previous season.

During his career, Schmidt has given up 64 hits while he has accumulated 69 punch outs in 70 innings. He has given up a total of 29 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.379 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.09 and he has gone up against 307 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Schmidt (5-6 career record) has a 3.71 earned run average and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-135)

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