San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The San Francisco Giants (81-81 last year) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the New York Yankees (99-63 last season). The starting pitchers will be Ross Stripling and Nestor Cortes.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants scored 4.4 runs per contest, which put them at 11th in baseball. They tallied 716 runs scored and held an OBP of .315. The Giants tallied 256 doubles as a unit and smacked 183 baseballs out of the park. They accrued 683 runs batted in and 1,261 base knocks over the course of last season, and their team batting average sat at .234. San Francisco had a slugging percentage of .390 and were rung up 1,462 times, while taking a walk on 571 occasions.

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The Giants had an earned run average of 3.85 over the course of last year (13th in baseball), and their staff rung up 1,370 batters. They walked 441 opposing batters and their FIP finished at 3.43 as a team in the prior season. Their K/BB ratio was 3.11 and the pitching staff recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Giants pitchers surrendered 132 home runs in addition to 697 runs in total (18th in the league).

The Giants dispatched 576 relief pitchers to the mound during the previous year. The bullpen inherited 211 runners during the previous year and 34.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. They compiled 39 saves over the course of last season and did not convert 22 of their 61 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers had a save percentage of 63.9% and came into the game in 141 save situations. The relief pitchers earned 76 holds for the prior year (21st in the league). Giants bullpen pitchers entered the contest with runners on 147 times in addition to having 161 games in high leverage situations.

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 ranked 27th in baseball, and accumulated 130 double plays. The Giants turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,897 innings on the field, which had them sitting at 29th in baseball.

Stripling has taken the mound for 672 innings and has tallied 622 strikeouts in his career. Stripling (38-38 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.93 while he has gone up against 2,783 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.78 (282 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.195. He has conceded 644 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 159 free passes.

New York hit 254 long balls last year to go along with 764 RBIs. They notched 225 two-baggers, while walking 620 times and recording 807 runs. The New York Yankees compiled a team OBP of .325 and a team batting average of .241 last year. The Yankees held a slugging % of .426 and they were scoring 4.98 runs per game (2nd in the league). They were rung up on 1,391 occasions (13th in the league) and earned 1,308 base hits.

The Yankees finished with a team WHIP of 1.117 with a FIP of 3.56 as a team over the course of last year. They ranked 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,177. The New York pitching staff given up 567 runs over the course of last year while holding an ERA of 3.30 (532 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio was 3.29 (1,459 strikeouts against 444 walks). They surrendered 157 long balls and they allowed 3.52 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

With 153 save situations, the Yankees had 81 holds and 21 blown saves. New York had relief pitchers take the mound in 68 save chances and they came away with 47 saves. Their bullpen pitchers came in 185 times in high leverage situations and on 178 occasions with runners on. New York relievers had an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of their 254 inherited runners. They were ranked 8th in the league holding a save rate of 69.1%, and they sent 507 bullpen pitchers to the mound last year.

In their 13,065 innings played, the Yankees held a efficiency on defense of 72.0% (2nd in MLB). 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 had 4,355 putouts in the previous season.

In his pro baseball career, Cortes has allowed 280 hits and he has 346 K's in 330 innings. Cortes (19-9 career record) is the owner of a 3.60 ERA and has given up 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up 132 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.153 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.43 and he has faced 1,357 batters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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