San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City, MX

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (13-14) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (11-14) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Cobb and Yu Darvish.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in MLB. They have accounted for 111 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320. The Giants have hit 33 doubles as a team and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 108 runs batted in as well as 207 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .240. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .416 and have struck out 266 times, while taking a walk on 85 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.59 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have given up 34 home runs in addition to 122 runs (18th in MLB). San Francisco has conceded 228 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 106 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.25 on the campaign (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 226 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 63 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.28 as a unit this season.

The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 62.5% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 42 runners over the course of the season and 31.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 28 times as well as having 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 78 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have accumulated 8 holds on the season (26th in the league). They have recorded 5 saves so far this season and have not converted 3 out of their 8 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have amassed 674 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 250 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which puts them in 28th in baseball, and have 24 double plays. The Giants have converted 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,022 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in the majors.

Cobb (71-69 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.77 while he has gone up against 4,988 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,162 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 347 free passes. His ERA is 3.80 (502 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.270. Cobb has pitched in 1,188 innings and has earned 993 punch outs in his career.

The Padres have a SLG% of .368 and they tally 3.67 runs per outing (27th in the league). They have recorded 44 two-baggers, while getting a free base 102 times as well as recording 99 runs. San Diego has accumulated 28 home runs over the course of the season and 95 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 236 instances (15th in the league) and have recorded 187 base hits. The San Diego Padres have a team OBP of .301 in addition to a batting average of .215 on the year.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.364 in addition to having a FIP of 4.51 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (223 strikeouts against 100 bases on balls). They are sitting at 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 225. They have allowed 30 homers and they yield 4.50 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 119 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.42 (117 earned runs yielded).

San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.9% out of their 31 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 32 save situations, the Padres have recorded 20 holds and also 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 82 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 12 save opportunities and they have walked away with 9 saves.

In 2,148 innings on the field, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (11th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .994 (1st in pro baseball). The Padres have accrued 258 assists, 6 errors and have amassed 716 putouts so far this year.

Darvish (96-77 mark in his career) has a 3.49 earned run average and has conceded 7.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,202 hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 587 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.125 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Darvish has given up 1,210 base hits while accumulating 1,813 K's in 1,512 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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