San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-108) San Francisco (-110)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (2-5) will meet the San Diego Padres (4-5) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Padres at -108 while the Giants are sitting at -110. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Michael King and Keaton Winn.

San Diego has a slugging % of .450 and have been called out on strikes 65 times, while being walked on 31 occasions. They have accrued 48 RBI's as well as 84 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is .274. The Padres have recorded 19 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 11 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 52 runs scored and hold an OBP of .346. As a team, the San Diego Padres are compiling 5.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54. Padres pitchers have surrendered 10 home runs in addition to 54 runs (28th in MLB). San Diego has conceded 85 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 49 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 5.44 this season (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 83 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 40 hitters and their FIP is 4.64 as a team so far this year.

Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 15 times and also have had 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 7 holds for the season (3rd in baseball). The Padres bullpen have compiled a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 13 save situations. They have earned 3 saves on the season and have missed out on 2 of their 5 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 21 runners on the campaign with 47.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Padres have sent 36 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Padres have transformed 65.1% of balls in play into outs in their 729 innings on the diamond, ranking them 25th in MLB. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 243 putouts on the year, as well as 78 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 18th in baseball, and have accumulated 10 double plays.

King (14-17 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.47 while he has gone up against 1,073 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 218 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 93 free passes. His earned run average is 3.46 (98 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.220. King has thrown 255 innings and has totaled 293 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .246 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 63 instances (10th in the league) and have a total of 58 base hits. San Francisco has 10 home runs so far this year to go along with 36 RBIs. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they tally 5.14 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have put up 10 doubles, while taking a walk 25 times as well as notching 36 runs.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.552 in addition to having a FIP of 5.01 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 68. The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 46 runs this season while having an ERA of 6.52 (42 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (56 strikeouts against 22 free passes). They have yielded 11 homers and they allow 7.14 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.5% out of their 11 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 4 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Giants have recorded 2 holds and also 1 blown save. They sit at 27th in the league with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 23 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. San Francisco has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 1 save chance and they have come away with 0 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 7 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .991 (5th in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 57 assists, 2 errors and have amassed 174 putouts this season. In their 522 innings on the diamond, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.2% (24th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Winn has allowed 40 hits while he has accumulated 41 strikeouts in 47 frames. Winn (1-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.75 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 25 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.035 and having a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.56 and he has faced 192 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-110)

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