San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (79-83 last year) are hitting the road to Dodger Stadium on Monday where they will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62 last season). The pitchers taking the mound are Keaton Winn and James Paxton.

The Giants accrued 256 doubles as a team and knocked 174 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco had a slugging percentage of .383 and were rung up 1,492 times, while being walked on 544 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants put up 4.2 runs per game, which ranked them 24th in MLB. They earned 651 RBI's in addition to 1,271 hits in the previous season, while their team batting average came in at .235. They notched a total of 674 runs scored and held an OBP of .312.

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They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.37 and the pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Giants pitchers allowed 173 long balls and 719 total runs (15th in MLB). San Francisco yielded 1,395 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 641 earned runs. The Giants compiled a team earned run average of 4.02 in the prior season (12th in MLB), and the staff rung up 1,359 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 403 opposing batters and their FIP came in at 3.92 as a unit in the previous season.

Giants pitchers went to the mound with runners on 152 times as well as having 168 contests in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers notched 72 holds over the course of last year (25th in MLB). The Giants relief pitchers earned a save percentage of 64.9% and stepped onto the hill in 151 save situations. They accumulated 50 saves during the previous year and did not convert 27 of 77 save chances. The relief pitchers inherited 209 base runners last season with 34.0% of those players crossed home plate. The Giants dispatched 496 relievers to the mound for the prior year.

The Seattle Mariners had 4,304 putouts in the previous season, in addition to 1,606 assists and 117 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .987 which had them ranked 8th in baseball, and accumulated 143 double plays. The Giants converted 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,912 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in the majors.

Winn has taken the mound for 42 frames and has tallied 35 K's in his MLB career. Winn (1-3 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.37 while he has faced 172 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.68 (22 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.039. He has surrendered 36 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 8 free passes.

The Dodgers held a slugging % of .455 and they had an average of 5.59 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They tallied 303 doubles, while taking a walk 644 times as well as scoring 906 runs. Los Angeles had 249 home runs for the prior year in addition to 877 RBIs. They were rung up on 1,359 instances (20th in baseball) and accounted for 1,422 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers compiled an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .257 over the course of last season.

The Dodgers finished with a team WHIP of 1.202 and had a FIP of 4.23 as a unit last year. Their K/BB ratio came in at 8.60 (1,388 strikeouts vs 454 free passes). They were sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,284. They allowed 200 long balls and they yielded 4.35 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff relinquished 699 runs last season while having an ERA of 4.06 (652 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles called on relievers to step onto the hill in 61 save opportunities and they tallied 44 saves. They were ranked 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 72.1%, and they dispatched 551 bullpen pitchers onto the field last year. Their bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound 157 times in high leverage situations in addition to 135 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers held an inherited score rate of 26.1% of 203 inherited base runners. Finishing with 150 save situations, the Dodgers tallied 88 holds and 17 blown saves.

In 13,017 innings played, the Dodgers finished with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (2nd in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers turned 139 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in baseball). The Dodgers accrued 1,406 assists, 76 errors and a tally of 4,339 putouts in the previous season.

Paxton (64-38 record in his career) has earned a 3.69 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.53 and he has gone up against 3,541 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 349 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.224 and a FIP of 3.5. In his pro baseball career, Paxton has surrendered 777 base knocks while he has tallied 932 strikeouts in 850 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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