San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/31/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (62-71) will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (69-63) at Petco Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Sean Manaea and Pedro Avila.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 1,244 times, while drawing a walk on 435 occasions. They have 553 RBI's in addition to 1,060 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .239. The Giants have accrued 211 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 143 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 572 runs scored while having a team OBP of .314. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball.

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The Giants have an ERA of 3.95 on the year (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,136 hitters. Giants pitchers have allowed 141 home runs and 566 total runs (11th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 336 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.90 as a unit on the season. San Francisco has allowed 1,122 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 515 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.38 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24.

The Giants have sent 408 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 base runners on the season with 32.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 45 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 23 of their 68 save chances. The Giants relievers have compiled a save rate of 66.2% and has entered the game in 137 save situations. The relievers have notched 67 holds this season (18th in the league). Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 122 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,485 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 3,495 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,293 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 117 double plays.

Manaea has pitched in 972 frames and has earned 904 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.15 (448 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.226. He has surrendered 927 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 265 walks. Manaea (62-55 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.05 and he has gone up against 4,071 batters in the major leagues.

San Diego has tallied 168 HRs this season to go along with 573 RBIs. They have 222 doubles, while walking 538 times and scoring 598 runs. The San Diego Padres are sitting with a team OBP of .325 as well as a batting average of .238 for the year. The Padres have a slugging percentage of .408 and they earn 4.50 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,095 instances (20th in MLB) and have a total of 1,050 base knocks.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 543 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.85 (504 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 146 homers and they concede 4.14 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.274 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (1,174 strikeouts vs 452 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,050.

Sitting with 125 save situations, the Padres have amassed 70 holds and also 24 blown saves. San Diego has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 54 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score rate of 41.1% out of 141 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 417 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In their 10,530 innings on the field, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (6th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 110 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Padres have accrued 1,176 assists, 61 errors and have a tally of 3,510 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Avila has surrendered 34 base knocks and he has 47 K's in 40 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 12 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and he has gone up against 178 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Avila (0-2 career record) is the owner of a 2.66 earned run average while surrendering 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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