New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-138) San Francisco (+118)

The New York Yankees (39-19) are traveling to Oracle Park on Saturday where they will go up against the San Francisco Giants (29-28). The moneyline on this contest has the Yankees at -138 while the Giants are sitting at +118. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Clarke Schmidt and Logan Webb.

The Yankees have accumulated 82 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging rate of .434 and have been called out on strikes 447 times, while drawing a walk on 226 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which is 7th in MLB. They have 267 runs batted in in addition to 492 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .255. They have 279 runs while having a team OBP of .335.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12. Yankees pitchers have yielded 52 home runs in addition to 182 runs in total (1st in baseball). New York has given up 394 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) and also 159 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.77 on the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 501 batters. They have walked 187 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a team for the season.

The Yankees have sent 169 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 base runners over the course of the season with 33.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have 21 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 9 out of their 30 save opportunities. The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 60 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 29 holds on the campaign (15th in MLB). Yankees pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 68 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have converted 73.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,653 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in MLB. The New York Yankees have a tally of 1,551 putouts thus far, in addition to 469 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and they have turned 43 double plays.

Schmidt (19-18 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.10 while he has faced 1,248 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 282 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 99 walks. His ERA is 3.97 (128 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.314. Schmidt has taken the mound for 290 innings and has racked up 285 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

San Francisco has knocked in 51 home runs for the year as well as 234 RBIs. They have hit 90 doubles, while walking 179 times and racking up 247 runs. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a team batting average of .247 for the year. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .381 and they have an average of 4.33 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been rung up on 454 instances (19th in the league) and have accounted for 475 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 266 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.36 (244 earned runs conceded). They have given up 54 homers and they allow 4.76 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.348 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (482 strikeouts against 181 walks). They are currently ranked 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 497.

San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. They rank 24th in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 197 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 50 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score rate of 45.2% out of 62 inherited runners. With 54 save situations, the Giants have compiled 36 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 579 assists, 37 errors and have earned 1,510 putouts so far this year. In their 4,530 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.3% (30th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Webb has allowed 680 base knocks while tallying 659 punch outs in 723 frames. He has surrendered 268 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.180 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.81 and he has gone up against 2,953 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Webb (46-36 career record) has a 3.34 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (+118)

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