San Francisco Giants vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Francisco Giants vs Toronto Blue Jays
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON
TV: Sportsnet
The San Francisco Giants (44-34) are en route to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (43-36). The starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Trevor Richards.
The Giants have accounted for 137 doubles as a squad and have smacked 96 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging % of .418 and have been called out on strikes 747 times, while taking a walk on 273 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. They have accumulated 379 RBI's as well as 677 hits for the year, while their team batting average is .253. They are sitting with 386 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .329.
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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Giants pitchers have surrendered 81 long balls and also 341 total runs (14th in baseball). San Francisco has allowed 665 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 305 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 3.93 so far this year (11th in the league), and they have rung up 684 hitters. They have walked 222 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a squad so far this year.
The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 76.9% and has entered the game in 77 save situations. The relievers have inherited 106 runners on the campaign and 27.4% of those runners crossed the plate. Giants bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 72 times as well as having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 243 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have racked up 36 holds over the course of the season (25th in baseball). They have compiled 30 saves on the season and have blown 9 of their 39 save opportunities.
The Giants have transformed 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,279 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 2,093 putouts for the season, in addition to 785 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which puts them in 30th in MLB, and they have turned 76 double plays.
Webb has taken the hill for 540 innings and has accounted for 505 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.42 (205 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.196. He has surrendered 502 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 144 walks. Webb (38-25 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.26 and he has gone up against 2,223 hitters in the major leagues.
The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .421 and they score 4.57 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have 145 doubles, while getting a free base 257 times and earning 361 runs. Toronto has recorded 89 long balls on the season as well as 341 RBIs. They have struck out on 619 instances (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 719 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an on-base percentage of .331 and a batting average of .264 this year.
The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.276 and have a FIP of 4.34 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (734 strikeouts against 244 bases on balls). They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 648. They have allowed 107 dingers and they surrender 4.35 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 338 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.98 (309 earned runs yielded).
Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 21.8% of 124 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 45 holds and also 7 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in MLB with a save rate of 78.8%, and they have dispatched 262 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 33 save chances and they have converted 26 saves.
The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 628 assists, 42 errors and have a tally of 2,099 putouts on the campaign. In their 6,297 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in pro baseball).
So far in his MLB career, Richards has surrendered 414 hits while totaling 497 strikeouts in 457 innings pitched. He has allowed 221 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.328 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 1,957 hitters in his pro baseball career. Richards (20-26 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.35 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco
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