Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (48-85) are headed to Oracle Park on Saturday where they will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (67-67). The men taking the mound will be Edward Cabrera and Mason Black.

The Marlins have hit 191 doubles as a team and have hit 123 balls out of the park. Miami is slugging .372 and have been rung up 1,128 times, while being walked on 322 occasions. As a team, the Miami Marlins are putting up 3.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 29th in the league. They have earned 480 RBI's and 1,079 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .240. They have accounted for 496 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .296.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.39. Marlins pitchers have given up 157 long balls and also 686 runs (28th in baseball). Miami has relinquished 1,171 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 619 earned runs. The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.72 for the season (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,095 batters. They have walked 468 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.42 as a unit for the season.

The Marlins have dispatched 457 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 199 base runners for the year with 35.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 25 saves so far this year and have blown 23 out of their 48 save opportunities. The Marlins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 52.1% and has come into the game in 110 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 61 holds on the year (24th in baseball). Marlins pitchers have come into the game with players on base 145 times in addition to having 154 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have accounted for 3,538 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,203 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and have 100 double plays. The Marlins have turned 68.1% of balls in play into outs in their 10,614 innings on the field, which ranks them 28th in pro baseball.

Cabrera (15-20 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.39 while he has faced 1,154 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 210 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 158 walks. His ERA is 4.45 (132 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.380. Cabrera has taken the ball for 267 innings and has totaled 302 K's during his MLB career.

San Francisco has a total of 141 home runs on the campaign to go along with 550 RBIs. They have tallied 224 two-baggers, while walking 425 times and earning 576 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with an OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .242 for the season. The Giants have a SLG% of .396 and they are scoring 4.30 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,171 instances (10th in baseball) and have recorded 1,093 base knocks.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.303 in addition to having a FIP of 3.87 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,114. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 589 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.18 (550 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (1,183 strikeouts vs 429 free passes). They have yielded 132 long balls and they surrender 4.48 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% of 161 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations in addition to 111 occasions with runners on. With 133 save situations, the Giants have accrued 85 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They sit at 21st in the league with a save rate of 60.9%, and they have sent 466 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. San Francisco has called on relievers to take the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 119 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Giants have accrued 1,300 assists, 72 errors and have amassed 3,552 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 10,656 innings on the diamond, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in MLB).

Black (0-1 career record) has a 8.94 earned run average and has given up 13.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.43 and he has gone up against 72 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 14 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.986 and a FIP of 8.8. So far in his career, Black has given up 21 hits while he has earned 10 strikeouts in 14 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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