San Francisco Giants vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (84-66) will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (72-78) on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Blake Snell and Dean Kremer.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 19th in the league. They have a total of 633 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306. The Giants have earned 249 doubles as a team and have knocked 159 balls out of the park. They have tallied 604 RBI's and 1,200 hits for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .238. San Francisco has a slugging % of .392 and have struck out 1,334 times, while being walked on 462 occasions.

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The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.17 this year (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,322 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 149 home runs in addition to 662 runs in total (17th in the league). They have walked 481 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a unit on the year. San Francisco has given up 1,247 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 615 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30.

The Giants have dispatched 520 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 182 base runners for the season with 35.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 31 saves on the campaign and have not converted 18 of their 49 chances to get a save. The Giants relievers have a save percentage of 63.3% and has come into the game in 139 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 88 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 125 times and also have had 142 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have turned 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,943 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 3,981 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,457 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which ranks 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 131 double plays.

Snell (74-58 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.18 while facing 4,495 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 837 base hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 492 walks. His ERA is 3.23 (389 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.226. Snell has taken the ball for 1,084 frames and has earned 1,347 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .315 as well as a team batting average of .248 on the year. They have struck out on 1,242 instances (18th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,275 base knocks. Baltimore has accumulated 218 long balls for the season to go along with 700 RBIs. The Orioles hold a team SLG% of .436 and they average 4.85 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have hit 244 doubles, while getting a free base 455 times as well as scoring 727 runs.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.236 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,210. The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 644 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.91 (580 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,276 strikeouts vs 439 walks). They have relinquished 159 homers and they give up 4.34 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 227 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 158 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 166 save situations, the Orioles have 101 holds and 20 blown saves. They rank 6th in baseball with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 496 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 64 save chances and they have come away with 44 saves.

Out of their 12,006 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Orioles have 1,248 assists, 78 errors and have accounted for 4,002 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Kremer has given up 472 base hits and he has 426 strikeouts in 488 innings. He has surrendered a total of 233 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.327 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.43 and he has faced 2,084 hitters so far in his MLB career. Kremer (29-29 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.30 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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