San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (2-5) host the San Diego Padres (4-5) at Oracle Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Matt Waldron and Logan Webb.

San Diego has a slugging % of .450 and have struck out 65 times, while taking a walk on 31 occasions. They have accumulated 48 runs batted in as well as 84 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .274. The Padres have accrued 19 doubles as a squad and have smacked 11 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 52 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .346. As a team, the San Diego Padres are compiling 5.8 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 5.44 for the year (26th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 83 batters. Padres pitchers have yielded 10 home runs and also 54 runs (28th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 40 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.64 as a squad for the year. San Diego has given up 85 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 49 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.54.

The Padres relievers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 13 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 21 base runners this year and 47.6% of them earned a run for their team. Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 15 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 36 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have racked up 7 holds this year (3rd in baseball). They have earned 3 saves so far this year and have not converted 2 of their 5 chances to save the game.

The San Diego Padres have earned 243 putouts this year, as well as 78 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which ranks 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Padres have turned 65.1% of balls in play into outs out of 729 innings, which has them ranked 25th in the majors.

Waldron has pitched in 45 innings and has earned 38 strikeouts during his MLB career. Waldron (1-4 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.30 while facing 195 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.76 (24 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.346. He has surrendered 48 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 13 walks.

The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .246 on the year. They have struck out on 63 occasions (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 58 base hits. San Francisco has 10 home runs on the year and 36 RBIs. The Giants have a team SLG% of .415 and they are recording 5.14 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have put up 10 two-baggers, while walking 25 times as well as notching 36 runs.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.552 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.01 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (56 strikeouts vs 22 free passes). They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 68. They have conceded 11 home runs and they give up 7.14 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 46 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 6.52 (42 earned runs yielded).

With 3 save situations, the Giants have amassed 2 holds and also 1 blown save. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 1 save opportunity and they have walked away with 0 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 4 times in high leverage situations in addition to 6 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.5% of 11 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 27th in the league holding a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 23 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

In their 522 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.2% (24th in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 7 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (5th in pro baseball). The Giants have racked up 57 assists, 2 errors and have 174 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Webb has conceded 620 hits while earning 608 punch outs in 660 innings pitched. Webb (42-33 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.45 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 253 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.178 and having a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.85 and he has gone up against 2,697 opposing batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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