Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, May 27, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-111) San Francisco (-106)

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (27-27) will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (38-16) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Phillies at -111 while the Giants are opening at -106. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Taijuan Walker and Blake Snell.

As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 5.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have tallied 287 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .337. The Phillies have compiled 77 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 63 balls out of the park. They have compiled 273 RBI's and 467 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .260. Philadelphia is slugging .421 and have been called out on strikes 436 times, while drawing a walk on 203 occasions.

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The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.11 on the season (2nd in MLB), and they have struck out 490 hitters. Phillies pitchers have relinquished 43 home runs in addition to 191 runs (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 153 opposing players and their FIP is 3.31 as a team so far this season. Philadelphia has yielded 402 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 166 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Phillies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 54 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 runners for the season and 39.6% of them ended up scoring. Phillies pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 37 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 160 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have tallied 30 holds for the season (12th in baseball). They have 16 saves so far this season and have missed out on 8 of their 24 chances to get a save.

The Philadelphia Phillies have amassed 1,441 putouts so far this season, in addition to 488 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 17th in baseball, and have a total of 37 double plays. The Phillies have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,323 innings, which has them ranked 13th in baseball.

Walker (72-56 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.29 while facing 4,619 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,003 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 365 free passes. His earned run average is 3.99 (487 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.247. Walker has taken the ball for 1,097 frames and has tallied 965 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Giants have a team slugging % of .387 and they score 4.42 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have recorded 81 doubles, while taking a walk 168 times as well as racking up 234 runs. San Francisco has accumulated 50 home runs for the year to go along with 222 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 418 occasions (18th in the league) and have 446 hits. The San Francisco Giants hold a team on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .250 on the season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.351 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a staff for the year. They come in at 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 461. The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 252 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.47 (232 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (445 strikeouts vs 170 free passes). They have relinquished 51 HR's and they surrender 4.86 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 17 save chances and they have earned 10 saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 184 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 46 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 45.2% of 62 inherited runners. With 51 save situations, the Giants have earned 34 holds and also 7 blown saves.

Out of their 4,203 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have turned 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in baseball). The Giants have recorded 541 assists, 35 errors and have accumulated 1,401 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Snell has surrendered 797 base hits and he has 1,240 punch outs in 1,007 innings. He has conceded 372 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.247 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has gone up against 4,196 hitters in his career. Snell (71-58 career mark) has earned a 3.32 earned run average while allowing 7.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-111)

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