San Francisco Giants vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Baltimore Orioles (84-66) will play the San Francisco Giants (72-78) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Hayden Birdsong and Dean Kremer.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 19th in the league. They are sitting with 633 runs scored and have an OBP of .306. The Giants have compiled 249 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 159 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 604 RBI's as well as 1,200 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .238. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .392 and have been rung up 1,334 times, while taking a walk on 462 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have conceded 149 home runs and also 662 total runs (17th in baseball). San Francisco has surrendered 1,247 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 615 earned runs. The Giants have an earned run average of 4.17 this season (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,322 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 481 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.87 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Giants have dispatched 520 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 182 runners this year with 35.2% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 31 saves for the season and have blown 18 out of their 49 save opportunities. The Giants relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.3% and has entered the game in 139 save situations. The relievers have racked up 88 holds on the campaign (8th in baseball). Giants pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 125 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 11,943 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 3,981 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,457 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 21st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 131 double plays.

Birdsong has thrown 57 innings and has 68 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.74 (30 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.421. He has surrendered 45 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 36 free passes. Birdsong (3-5 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.67 while he has gone up against 250 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .248 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,242 instances (19th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,275 base hits. Baltimore has recorded 218 long balls on the season to go along with 700 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team SLG% of .436 and they have an average of 4.85 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have hit 244 two-baggers, while taking a walk 455 times and earning 727 runs.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.236 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,276 strikeouts vs 439 walks). They rank 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,210. They have conceded 159 HR's and they relinquish 4.34 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 644 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (580 earned runs surrendered).

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 64 save chances and they have converted 44 saves. They are ranked 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 496 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 158 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 227 inherited runners. With 166 save situations, the Orioles have earned 101 holds and 20 blown saves.

Out of their 12,006 innings on the field, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 89 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,248 assists, 78 errors and have amassed 4,002 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Kremer has surrendered 472 base hits while he has totaled 426 strikeouts in 488 innings pitched. He has given up 233 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.327 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and he has gone up against 2,084 hitters during his career. Kremer (29-29 career win-loss record) holds a 4.30 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore

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