New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (29-28) will play the New York Yankees (38-19) at Oracle Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Marcus Stroman and Jordan Hicks.

As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.8 runs/g, which has them at 7th in the league. They have a total of 271 runs while holding a team OBP of .335. The Yankees have tallied 81 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 83 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 259 runs batted in in addition to 487 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .256. New York has a slugging percentage of .435 and have been called out on strikes 437 times, while taking a walk on 218 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 51 home runs and also 179 runs in total (1st in MLB). New York has surrendered 390 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 156 earned runs. The Yankees have an earned run average of 2.76 for the season (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 494 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 184 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.76 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 59 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 97 base runners this year with 34.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 66 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 165 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 28 holds for the year (17th in baseball). They have recorded 21 saves on the season and have blown 9 out of their 30 save opportunities.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,524 putouts thus far, in addition to 460 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 14th in pro baseball, and they have turned 42 double plays. The Yankees have turned 73.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,572 innings on the field, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball.

Stroman (81-78 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.67 and he has gone up against 5,682 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,307 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 403 walks. His earned run average is 3.61 (548 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.252. Stroman has pitched in 1,365 innings and has racked up 1,144 strikeouts in his career.

San Francisco is sitting with 51 home runs this season as well as 234 runs batted in. They have put up 90 doubles, while taking a walk 179 times and recording 247 runs. The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .247 this season. The Giants have a team slugging % of .381 and they average 4.33 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have struck out on 454 occasions (18th in the league) and have recorded 475 base hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.348 with a FIP of 3.88 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (482 strikeouts against 181 walks). They rank 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 497. They have allowed 54 homers and they surrender 4.76 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 266 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.36 (244 earned runs yielded).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 45.2% out of their 62 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 45 occasions with runners on. With 54 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 36 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 197 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 18 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves.

In 4,530 innings played, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in MLB). The Giants have recorded 579 assists, 37 errors and have a tally of 1,510 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Hicks has given up 227 base knocks while he has accumulated 303 K's in 301 frames. He has surrendered 119 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.258 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and he has faced 1,276 hitters so far in his MLB career. Hicks (15-22 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.55 earned run average and has given up 6.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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