Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Philadelphia Phillies (38-16) are traveling to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will compete against the San Francisco Giants (27-27). The men taking the mound will be Zack Wheeler and Spencer Howard.

The Phillies have accumulated 77 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 63 baseballs out of the stadium. Philadelphia is slugging .417 and have been called out on strikes 443 times, while drawing a walk on 205 occasions. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 275 RBI's in addition to 472 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .258. They have a total of 289 runs scored and hold an OBP of .335.

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The Phillies hold a team ERA of 3.13 for the year (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 500 hitters. Phillies pitchers have given up 44 home runs and 196 runs (6th in MLB). They have walked 157 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.32 as a squad on the year. Philadelphia has conceded 408 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) and 170 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.16.

The Phillies relievers have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 runners this year and 39.6% of those players crossed the plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 37 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 162 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 30 holds on the season (12th in baseball). They have recorded 16 saves so far this season and have blown 8 of 24 save opportunities.

The Philadelphia Phillies have earned 1,465 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 492 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 18th in MLB, and have earned 37 double plays. The Phillies have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,395 innings on the field, which ranks them 13th in professional baseball.

Wheeler has taken the mound for 1,446 innings and has tallied 1,477 K's so far in his MLB career. Wheeler (93-66 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.32 while he has faced 5,986 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.40 (547 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.175. He has allowed 1,274 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 426 free passes.

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they average 4.39 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have recorded 85 doubles, while taking a walk 170 times and putting up 237 runs. San Francisco has hit 51 home runs on the year and 224 RBIs. They have been rung up on 426 occasions (18th in the league) and have earned 453 hits. The San Francisco Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .249 for the year.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.349 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (454 strikeouts vs 172 free passes). They rank 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 469. They have allowed 51 homers and they surrender 4.85 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 256 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.45 (235 earned runs allowed).

San Francisco has had relievers step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have earned 10 saves. They sit at 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 186 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 45.2% of 62 inherited base runners. With 53 save situations, the Giants have compiled 35 holds and 8 blown saves.

In their 4,278 innings played, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (30th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The Giants have accrued 550 assists, 36 errors and have a tally of 1,426 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Howard has surrendered 137 base knocks while earning 109 strikeouts in 115 innings pitched. He has surrendered 92 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.670 and a FIP of 5.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 and he has faced 539 opposing batters in his career. Howard (3-11 win-loss record in his career) holds a 7.20 earned run average while allowing 10.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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