Tampa Bay Rays vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, August 14, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (62-55) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (71-48) at Oracle Park on Monday. The starting pitchers are Cooper Criswell and Alex Wood.

The Rays have recorded 203 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 173 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay is slugging .445 and have struck out 1,027 times, while being walked on 377 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 5.2 runs/g, which is 4th in MLB. They have tallied 592 RBI's and 1,018 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .255. They have racked up 618 runs and have an OBP of .327.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.09 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19. Rays pitchers have given up 125 home runs and 472 runs (2nd in the league). Tampa Bay has allowed 915 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 449 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.84 on the year (6th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,055 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 341 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.90 as a team for the season.

The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 102 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 base runners so far this season and 25.7% of them ended up scoring. Rays pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 87 times as well as having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 386 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 51 holds so far this year (27th in baseball). They have earned 31 saves for the season and have not converted 19 of 50 chances to save the game.

The Rays have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,465 innings, which has them sitting 4th in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have 3,155 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,079 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 86 double plays.

Criswell has taken the ball for 29 frames and has accumulated 28 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.46 (18 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.551. He has given up 37 base hits (11.2 hits per nine innings) and has 9 walks. Criswell (1-2 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.99 while he has gone up against 134 hitters in the majors.

The Giants have a team SLG% of .389 and they have an average of 4.38 runs per game (18th in the league). They have hit 189 two-baggers, while getting a free base 395 times as well as notching 513 runs. San Francisco has hit 129 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 499 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,094 occasions (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 936 hits. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .238 so far this year.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.234 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (998 strikeouts vs 296 walks). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 988. They have relinquished 122 home runs and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 496 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.90 (451 earned runs surrendered).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 144 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 126 times in high leverage situations and also on 104 occasions with runners on base. With 114 save situations, the Giants have tallied 52 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They rank 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 360 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 60 save opportunities and they have walked away with 42 saves.

In 9,366 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (22nd in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 104 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (28th in professional baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,155 assists, 75 errors and have a total of 3,122 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Wood has conceded 1,126 hits while tallying 1,121 strikeouts in 1,188 innings. Wood (76-64 career record) has earned a 3.75 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 495 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.239 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and he has faced 4,985 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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