San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (67-57) will play the San Francisco Giants (65-59) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Alex Cobb and Taijuan Walker.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 21st in MLB. They have accumulated 535 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Giants have earned 196 doubles as a squad and have hit 136 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 518 runs batted in and 992 hits this season, while their average at the plate is .238. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .387 and have been rung up 1,169 times, while taking a walk on 410 occasions.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 3.89 for the season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,062 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 129 long balls and also 527 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 314 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.86 as a team so far this season. San Francisco has yielded 1,058 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 477 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Giants bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 109 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 55 holds on the campaign (25th in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 120 save situations. They have earned 42 saves on the year and have blown 21 of their 63 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 151 runners on the season with 33.8% of those players earned a run for their team. The Giants have sent 380 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Seattle Mariners have a total of 3,281 putouts this year, as well as 1,221 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 109 double plays. The Giants have transformed 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,843 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in pro baseball.

Cobb has taken the ball for 1,287 innings and has earned 1,080 strikeouts thus far in his career. Cobb (76-73 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.80 while he has gone up against 5,417 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.84 (549 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.282. He has surrendered 1,273 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 377 free passes.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an OBP of .324 and a batting average of .256 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,130 instances (8th in MLB) and have 1,091 hits. Philadelphia has hit 148 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 561 runs batted in. The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .424 and they have an average of 4.69 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have recorded 229 doubles, while taking a walk 394 times and scoring 582 runs.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.243 with a FIP of 4.00 as a staff so far this season. They are sitting at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,012. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 538 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.97 (486 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,095 strikeouts against 357 free passes). They have conceded 139 dingers and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Sitting with 106 save situations, the Phillies have earned 54 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 52 save chances and they have recorded 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 132 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of 144 inherited base runners. They are ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 65.4%, and they have sent 393 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 89 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in baseball). The Phillies have accrued 1,057 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 3,280 putouts over the course of the season. In their 9,840 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in baseball).

Walker (67-55 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.91 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 4,320 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 447 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.232 and a FIP of 4.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Walker has allowed 930 base hits while he has accumulated 912 strikeouts in 1,029 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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