Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (68-70) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (77-60) at Oracle Park on Tuesday. The men taking the mound are Ryne Nelson and Kyle Harrison.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .437 and have been rung up 1,052 times, while being walked on 472 occasions. They have compiled 708 runs batted in as well as 1,223 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .262. The Diamondbacks have accounted for 231 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 172 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 743 runs while holding a team OBP of .335. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 5.4 runs/g, which puts them at 1st in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 144 home runs and 646 runs in total (24th in baseball). Arizona has allowed 1,234 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 608 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.47 on the campaign (26th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,058 batters. They have walked 401 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.08 as a team on the campaign.

Diamondbacks pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 128 times and also have had 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 79 holds this season (10th in MLB). The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save rate of 59.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 138 save situations. They have accumulated 34 saves this year and have blown 23 out of their 57 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 180 base runners over the course of the season and 41.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 452 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have 3,669 putouts thus far, as well as 1,261 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 1st in baseball, and have 125 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,007 innings, ranking them 25th in baseball.

Nelson has taken the ball for 298 frames and has racked up 224 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.59 (152 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.321. He has given up 312 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 82 free passes. Nelson (18-15 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.52 and he has gone up against 1,260 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Giants hold a slugging % of .392 and they average 4.25 runs per game (18th in the league). They have put up 227 doubles, while taking a walk 435 times and scoring 587 runs. San Francisco has compiled 143 home runs on the season and 560 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,210 occasions (11th in baseball) and have earned 1,114 hits. The San Francisco Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .240 this year.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.298 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.86 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,223 strikeouts vs 440 bases on balls). They sit at 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,142. They have relinquished 136 home runs and they surrender 4.48 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 607 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.19 (567 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 134 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 85 holds and also 18 blown saves. San Francisco has had relievers take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have converted 29 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations and on 113 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.2% of 165 inherited base runners. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have sent 477 relievers onto the field for the year.

Out of their 10,971 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (27th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have turned 123 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (14th in MLB). The Giants have racked up 1,341 assists, 74 errors and have a total of 3,657 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Harrison has given up 147 base hits while tallying 150 K's in 155 innings pitched. He has allowed 73 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.88 and he has gone up against 663 hitters in his career. Harrison (8-7 mark in his career) holds a 4.23 ERA while giving up 8.5 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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