San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (53-31) will play the San Francisco Giants (42-45) at Progressive Field on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Harrison and Tanner Bibee.

The Giants have accrued 145 doubles as a squad and have hit 87 balls out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging % of .391 and have struck out 710 times, while taking a walk on 288 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB. They have tallied 370 RBI's and 726 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is .246. They have tallied 386 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .316.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have conceded 86 home runs and 415 total runs (24th in the league). San Francisco has allowed 772 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 382 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.47 for the season (25th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 739 hitters. They have walked 268 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.90 as a unit on the season.

The Giants relievers have a save rate of 55.2% and has entered the game in 83 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 base runners this year with 39.6% of them ended up scoring. Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 73 times in addition to having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 308 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have accumulated 53 holds so far this season (9th in baseball). They have 16 saves so far this season and have blown 13 out of their 29 chances to get a save.

The Giants have turned 67.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,918 innings, which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have 2,306 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 872 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 19th in the majors, and have a total of 79 double plays.

Harrison (5-4 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.98 while facing 477 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 110 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 33 walks. His earned run average is 4.04 (50 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.285. Harrison has thrown 111 innings and has tallied 103 K's thus far in his career.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .244 on the year. They have been rung up on 621 instances (27th in MLB) and are sitting with 680 hits. Cleveland is sitting with 98 HRs on the campaign as well as 386 RBIs. The Guardians have a SLG% of .409 and they average 4.95 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have 146 doubles, while getting a free base 250 times as well as putting up 416 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 323 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.68 (305 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 98 dingers and they allow 3.90 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.214 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (742 strikeouts against 259 free passes). They sit at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 647.

With 115 save situations, the Guardians have earned 73 holds and also 11 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the game in 41 save opportunities and they have come away with 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.2% out of their 117 inherited runners. They rank 4th in MLB holding a save percentage of 73.2%, and they have dispatched 307 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Guardians have racked up 724 assists, 40 errors and have amassed 2,238 putouts on the season. Out of their 6,714 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (9th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Bibee has surrendered 202 base knocks while tallying 250 K's in 235 frames. Bibee (17-6 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.18 earned run average and has surrendered 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 83 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.144 and having a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.73 and he has gone up against 967 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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