Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: DBACKS.TV

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (68-71) will attempt to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (78-61) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Merrill Kelly and Blake Snell.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 234 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 175 balls out of the park. Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .437 and have struck out 1,074 times, while being walked on 479 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 5.5 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have accrued 722 RBI's and 1,246 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .263. They have earned 757 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .336.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 148 long balls and 664 total runs (26th in baseball). Arizona has allowed 1,262 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 626 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.54 for the season (27th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,078 hitters. They have walked 409 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a unit on the season.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save percentage of 60.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 139 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 187 runners on the season and 41.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 132 times in addition to having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 458 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have a total of 79 holds for the year (11th in the league). They have accumulated 35 saves so far this year and have not converted 23 of 58 save opportunities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 3,723 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,276 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which is 1st in professional baseball, and they have turned 126 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,169 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB.

Kelly (52-43 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.77 while he has faced 3,285 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 728 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 247 free passes. His ERA is 3.83 (339 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.225. Kelly has taken the mound for 796 innings and has 714 punch outs during his career.

San Francisco has hit 145 HRs for the season and 567 runs batted in. They have recorded 229 doubles, while getting a free base 439 times as well as scoring 594 runs. The San Francisco Giants have recorded a team OBP of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season. The Giants have a team SLG% of .394 and they score 4.27 runs per contest (17th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,225 occasions (11th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,125 base hits.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.300 in addition to having a FIP of 3.87 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have a ranking of 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,153. The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 615 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.21 (575 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (1,234 strikeouts against 443 walks). They have surrendered 138 home runs and they relinquish 4.51 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.7% out of their 168 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 131 times in high leverage situations and on 114 occasions with runners on base. With 134 save situations, the Giants have recorded 85 holds and 18 blown saves. They rank 20th in the league with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have sent 480 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. San Francisco has called on relievers to take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 123 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,349 assists, 77 errors and have amassed 3,684 putouts this year. Out of their 11,052 innings played, the Giants hold a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (27th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Snell has allowed 831 hits and he has 1,337 punch outs in 1,078 innings. Snell (73-58 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.23 earned run average while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 387 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and he has faced 4,466 batters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Francisco

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