San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+144) Cleveland (-172)

The San Francisco Giants (43-45) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (54-31). The moneyline on this game has San Francisco at +144 and Cleveland is opening at -172. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Harrison and Logan Allen.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 14th in MLB. They are sitting with 390 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .316. The Giants have tallied 147 doubles as a unit and have knocked 89 balls out of the park. They have recorded 374 runs batted in and 732 hits for the season, and their batting average is at .246. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 720 times, while being walked on 291 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have allowed 86 long balls in addition to 417 total runs (24th in baseball). San Francisco has given up 780 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 384 earned runs. The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.44 on the season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 748 batters. They have walked 269 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a unit on the campaign.

The Giants bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 56.7% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 base runners so far this season with 39.6% of those players ended up scoring. Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 73 times and also have had 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 310 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have 54 holds over the course of the season (9th in baseball). They have compiled 17 saves for the season and have missed out on 13 of their 30 save opportunities.

The Giants have transformed 66.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,999 innings, which has them ranked 29th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have 2,333 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 884 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and have earned 80 double plays.

Harrison has thrown 111 frames and has earned 103 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Harrison (5-4 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.98 while he has faced 477 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.04 (50 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.285. He has conceded 110 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 33 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .318 and a team batting average of .245 on the season. They have been rung up on 628 occasions (27th in baseball) and have totaled 692 base knocks. Cleveland has accounted for 99 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 394 runs batted in. The Guardians have a SLG% of .410 and they average 4.99 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have 148 two-baggers, while walking 255 times as well as scoring 424 runs.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.212 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (754 strikeouts vs 260 free passes). They rank 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 655. They have surrendered 100 HR's and they relinquish 3.90 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 327 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.68 (309 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 115 save situations, the Guardians have 73 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 41 save opportunities and they have come away with 30 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 111 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of 117 inherited runners. They rank 4th in baseball holding a save rate of 73.2%, and they have dispatched 310 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 78 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 734 assists, 40 errors and have notched a total of 2,265 putouts this season. In their 6,795 innings on the diamond, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (9th in professional baseball).

Allen (20-22 career record) holds a 5.01 earned run average while surrendering 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 1,340 opposing batters during his career. He has surrendered 169 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.526 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. During his career, Allen has allowed 342 base hits while he has earned 254 K's in 304 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-172)

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