San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, September 23, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (85-68) will go up against the San Francisco Giants (74-79) on Monday. The pitchers expected to start will be Hayden Birdsong and Eduardo Rodriguez.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 17th in baseball. They have a total of 651 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .306. The Giants have tallied 250 two-baggers as a team and have hit 163 baseballs out of the park. They have 621 RBI's as well as 1,227 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .238. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been called out on strikes 1,364 times, while being walked on 472 occasions.

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The Giants have an earned run average of 4.15 over the course of the season (19th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,357 batters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 150 home runs in addition to 670 runs (16th in the league). They have walked 489 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.84 as a squad this year. San Francisco has given up 1,269 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 624 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Giants have dispatched 531 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 184 base runners this year with 35.3% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 32 saves on the season and have blown 18 of their 50 save opportunities. The Giants relievers have recorded a save rate of 64.0% and has entered the game in 143 save situations. The bullpen have notched 91 holds on the year (8th in MLB). Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 127 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 4,061 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,475 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 131 double plays. The Giants have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 12,183 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in pro baseball.

Birdsong has taken the hill for 62 innings and has racked up 71 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Birdsong (4-5 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.70 and he has faced 273 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.77 (33 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.399. He has surrendered 49 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 38 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with an on-base percentage of .337 as well as a team batting average of .264 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,190 occasions (24th in baseball) and have 1,377 base hits. Arizona has a total of 198 HRs for the year as well as 800 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .441 and they average 5.49 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have tallied 258 doubles, while taking a walk 532 times as well as scoring 840 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.353 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (1,215 strikeouts against 459 free passes). They have a ranking of 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,385. They have conceded 167 HR's and they yield 4.91 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 743 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.63 (701 earned runs relinquished).

Arizona has had relievers enter the contest in 61 save opportunities and they have come away with 36 saves. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 504 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 162 times in high leverage situations and also on 143 occasions with base runners. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 39.2% out of their 204 inherited base runners. Sitting with 143 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 80 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 133 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 1,379 assists, 59 errors and have earned a total of 4,090 putouts during this campaign. In 12,270 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (26th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Rodriguez has allowed 1,091 hits and he has 1,143 K's in 1,140 innings. Rodriguez (85-56 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.07 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 516 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.299 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 4,841 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona

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