Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: DBACKS.TV

The San Francisco Giants (68-70) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (77-61) at Oracle Park on Wednesday. The pitchers expected to start will be Zac Gallen and Hayden Birdsong.

The Diamondbacks have hit 233 two-baggers as a team and have hit 173 baseballs out of the park. Arizona is slugging .437 and have been rung up 1,063 times, while being walked on 476 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 5.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have 714 runs batted in as well as 1,235 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .263. They have accumulated 749 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 146 home runs in addition to 657 runs in total (26th in baseball). Arizona has surrendered 1,251 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 619 earned runs. The Diamondbacks hold a team earned run average of 4.52 so far this year (26th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,063 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 405 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a team on the season.

The Diamondbacks have sent 455 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 184 base runners on the season and 41.8% of those runners ended up scoring. They have earned 34 saves on the campaign and have blown 23 of their 57 save chances. The Diamondbacks relievers have compiled a save rate of 59.6% and stepped onto the hill in 138 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 79 holds on the season (11th in baseball). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 130 times as well as having 156 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of 11,088 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 3,696 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,270 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which puts them in 1st in the majors, and have accumulated 126 double plays.

Gallen has thrown 788 innings and has tallied 847 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.31 (290 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.138. He has given up 650 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 247 walks. Gallen (49-37 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.26 and he has gone up against 3,221 opposing hitters in the majors.

San Francisco has accounted for 143 long balls for the year and 560 runs batted in. They have recorded 227 doubles, while getting a free base 435 times as well as scoring 587 runs. The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .240 on the year. The Giants have a team slugging % of .392 and they are earning 4.25 runs per game (18th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,210 instances (11th in the league) and have accounted for 1,114 hits.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.298 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.86 as a unit on the year. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,142. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 607 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (567 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,223 strikeouts against 440 walks). They have surrendered 136 long balls and they surrender 4.48 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of 165 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 130 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 134 save situations, the Giants have tallied 85 holds and 18 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball holding a save percentage of 61.7%, and they have dispatched 477 relievers to the mound so far this year. San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the game in 47 save chances and they have earned 29 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 123 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Giants have racked up 1,341 assists, 74 errors and are sitting with 3,657 putouts so far this season. In their 10,971 innings played, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (27th in the majors).

Birdsong (3-4 career mark) is the owner of a 5.14 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 215 opposing batters during his career. He has given up a total of 28 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.429 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. In his MLB career, Birdsong has surrendered 40 base knocks while he has tallied 60 K's in 49 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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