San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (62-72) host the San Francisco Giants (69-64) at Petco Park on Friday. The men taking the mound are Tristan Beck and Michael Wacha.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are recording 4.3 runs/g, which is 22nd in the league. They have accounted for 573 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. The Giants have tallied 213 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 143 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 553 RBI's and 1,064 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .238. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .387 and have been rung up 1,252 times, while drawing a walk on 439 occasions.

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The Giants have a team ERA of 3.95 on the campaign (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,146 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 142 long balls and also 570 runs in total (11th in MLB). They have walked 338 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.90 as a squad for the season. San Francisco has yielded 1,133 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 519 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.2% and has come into the game in 137 save situations. The relievers have inherited 168 runners on the season and 32.1% of those players crossed home plate. Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 123 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 412 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds so far this year (20th in MLB). They have accumulated 45 saves so far this season and have missed out on 23 of 68 chances to save the game.

The Giants have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,485 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 3,495 putouts thus far, as well as 1,293 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and have earned 117 double plays.

Beck has taken the hill for 71 frames and has 62 K's thus far in his career. Beck (3-2 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.69 and he has gone up against 293 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.52 (28 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.144. He has given up 63 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 19 walks.

The San Diego Padres have earned an on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .239 for the season. They have struck out on 1,097 occasions (21st in baseball) and have accounted for 1,061 base hits. San Diego has a total of 168 long balls on the campaign to go along with 577 runs batted in. The Padres have a slugging percentage of .408 and they average 4.49 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have put up 223 doubles, while walking 540 times and putting up 602 runs.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.274 with a FIP of 4.20 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,181 strikeouts against 453 walks). They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,060. They have conceded 148 dingers and they give up 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have given up 548 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.86 (509 earned runs relinquished).

With 128 save situations, the Padres have 72 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. San Diego has called on relievers to enter the contest in 55 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 128 times in high leverage situations and also on 94 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.6% out of their 143 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 421 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

Out of their 10,530 innings on the diamond, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (6th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 110 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Padres have 1,176 assists, 61 errors and have earned a total of 3,510 putouts on the season.

Wacha (84-52 career record) has a 3.95 ERA while surrendering 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 5,302 batters in his career. He has conceded 551 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.291 and having a FIP of 4.1. So far in his career, Wacha has allowed 1,217 base hits while he has accumulated 1,111 punch outs in 1,255 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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