Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (33-34) are welcoming the Houston Astros (30-37) at Oracle Park on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Framber Valdez and Logan Webb.

As a unit, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 11th in MLB. They have tallied 300 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. The Astros have accrued 101 doubles as a team and have hit 84 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 289 RBI's and 599 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .260. Houston has a slugging percentage of .419 and have been rung up 454 times, while taking a walk on 194 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.23 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. Astros pitchers have relinquished 76 home runs in addition to 295 runs in total (19th in baseball). Houston has given up 536 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 278 earned runs. The Astros have compiled a team earned run average of 4.21 for the season (21st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 563 hitters. They have walked 253 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a team for the season.

The Astros have sent 212 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 base runners for the year and 28.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 12 saves on the year and have blown 12 out of their 24 chances to get a save. The Astros bullpen have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 58 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 34 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). Astros relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 39 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have converted 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,349 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 10th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have a total of 1,783 putouts thus far, in addition to 587 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 8th in baseball, and have a total of 57 double plays.

Valdez has taken the hill for 775 innings and is sitting with 747 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.41 (294 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.212. He has allowed 656 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 284 walks. Valdez (58-37 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.36 while facing 3,231 batters in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have tallied an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .245 so far this season. They have struck out on 533 occasions (18th in the league) and have 556 hits. San Francisco has tallied 64 HRs so far this year as well as 274 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging % of .381 and they are scoring 4.28 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have recorded 99 doubles, while walking 216 times and notching 287 runs.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.333 with a FIP of 3.85 as a unit on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (565 strikeouts vs 202 free passes). They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 586. They have relinquished 64 home runs and they relinquish 4.78 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 314 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.38 (288 earned runs yielded).

San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have converted 12 saves. They rank 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 232 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.3% out of 80 inherited base runners. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Giants have compiled 43 holds and also 9 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in baseball). The Giants have recorded 672 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 1,775 putouts so far this year. Out of their 5,325 innings played, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Webb has allowed 692 base hits while he has accumulated 671 punch outs in 736 frames. Webb (47-37 career win-loss record) holds a 3.35 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 274 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.86 and he has gone up against 3,006 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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