San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-165) Pittsburgh (+140)

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-49) will take on the San Francisco Giants (49-41) on Saturday. The odds on this game have San Francisco at -165 and Pittsburgh is sitting at +140. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Alex Cobb and Johan Oviedo.

The Giants have recorded 151 doubles as a squad and have hit 106 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco is slugging .407 and have been called out on strikes 846 times, while drawing a walk on 303 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have accrued 407 runs batted in and 757 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .248. They are sitting with 416 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.31 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Giants pitchers have relinquished 93 home runs and also 385 total runs (12th in baseball). San Francisco has conceded 767 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 347 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 3.90 for the season (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 790 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 239 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.88 as a unit so far this season.

The Giants have sent 274 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 runners on the year with 28.6% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 34 saves for the season and have not converted 9 of their 43 save opportunities. The Giants bullpen have earned a save percentage of 79.1% and stepped onto the hill in 86 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 41 holds so far this season (23rd in baseball). Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 77 times as well as having 86 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have turned 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,215 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 26th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 2,405 putouts this year, as well as 885 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 30th in MLB, and have 86 double plays.

Cobb has taken the mound for 1,249 innings and has 1,053 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.78 (525 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.275. He has given up 1,229 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 364 free passes. Cobb (76-70 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.74 while going up against 5,252 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied a team on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .238 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 776 instances (17th in baseball) and have totaled 707 base hits. Pittsburgh is sitting with 81 home runs on the season and 361 RBIs. The Pirates have a team SLG% of .386 and they average 4.21 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have recorded 161 doubles, while taking a walk 312 times as well as scoring 379 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 425 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.37 (384 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 93 home runs and they relinquish 4.84 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.385 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (743 strikeouts against 323 bases on balls). They come in at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 771.

Sitting with 75 save situations, the Pirates have 39 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 34 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 84 times in high leverage situations and also on 82 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of their 129 inherited runners. They are ranked 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 67.6%, and they have sent 278 relievers to the mound so far this year.

In their 7,110 innings on the diamond, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (23rd in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 74 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (26th in the majors). The Pirates have racked up 750 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 2,370 putouts on the season.

Oviedo (7-21 career win-loss record) has a 4.51 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and he has faced 1,091 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 122 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.422 and a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Oviedo has allowed 236 hits and he has 208 punch outs in 243 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+140)

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