Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Astros (30-36) are traveling to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will compete against the San Francisco Giants (32-34). The expected starting pitchers are Ronel Blanco and Jordan Hicks.

Houston is slugging .421 and have struck out 448 times, while taking a walk on 193 occasions. They have amassed 286 RBI's and 590 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .260. The Astros have recorded 100 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 84 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 297 runs scored and have an OBP of .322. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Astros pitchers have given up 76 home runs in addition to 291 total runs (16th in the league). Houston has conceded 527 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 275 earned runs. The Astros have an earned run average of 4.23 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 556 hitters. They have walked 249 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.39 as a team on the campaign.

The Astros have dispatched 208 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 55 runners over the course of the season with 29.1% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 12 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of 23 chances to save the game. The Astros relievers have earned a save percentage of 52.2% and has entered the game in 57 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 34 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 37 times and also have had 59 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,265 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have a total of 1,755 putouts this season, as well as 578 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball, and have 57 double plays.

Blanco (7-3 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 517 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 98 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 59 free passes. His earned run average is 3.75 (51 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.284. Blanco has taken the ball for 122 frames and has racked up 118 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Giants hold a slugging % of .382 and they are recording 4.29 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have put up 99 two-baggers, while getting a free base 212 times as well as putting up 283 runs. San Francisco is sitting with 64 long balls for the year to go along with 270 runs batted in. They have struck out on 526 occasions (20th in MLB) and have a total of 547 base knocks. The San Francisco Giants have compiled a team OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .246 so far this year.

The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 311 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (286 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 64 homers and they allow 4.82 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.339 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (559 strikeouts vs 201 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 577.

Sitting with 64 save situations, the Giants have tallied 43 holds and also 9 blown saves. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations and on 53 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of their 77 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in MLB with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 227 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 60 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Giants have racked up 657 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 1,745 putouts this season. Out of their 5,235 innings on the field, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (30th in MLB).

Hicks (15-23 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.63 ERA and has allowed 7.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 and he has gone up against 1,320 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 125 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. In his pro baseball career, Hicks has conceded 240 hits and he has 314 K's in 310 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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