San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The San Francisco Giants (2-2) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Logan Webb and Tyler Glasnow.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are recording 6.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accounted for 25 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .340. The Giants have earned 7 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 6 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 25 RBI's in addition to 36 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .265. San Francisco has a slugging % of .449 and have struck out 36 times, while being walked on 14 occasions.

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The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 6.35 over the course of the season (26th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 29 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 7 home runs and also 28 total runs (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 12 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 5.76 as a unit on the season. San Francisco has allowed 41 hits (10.9 per 9 innings) and 24 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.42 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.56.

The Giants have dispatched 14 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 base runners on the season and 100.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have 0 saves so far this year and have not converted 1 of 1 save chances. The Giants relievers have a save rate of 0.0% and stepped onto the hill in 3 save situations. The bullpen have 2 holds so far this year (17th in the league). Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 2 times in addition to having 2 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 65.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 306 innings on the field, ranking them 20th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners have amassed 102 putouts on the year, in addition to 38 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which ranks 12th in the majors, and have earned 4 double plays.

Webb (42-32 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.16 and he has faced 2,677 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 613 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 156 free passes. His earned run average is 3.40 (248 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.171. Webb has thrown 656 frames and has earned 603 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .483 and they average 6.50 runs per game (9th in the league). They have notched 9 doubles, while walking 29 times and scoring 39 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 10 HRs so far this year and 38 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 55 occasions (1st in MLB) and have tallied 62 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an OBP of .384 in addition to a team batting average of .297 on the year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 31 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.42 (27 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 2 homers and they allow 5.07 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.145 with a FIP of 3.29 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.30 (57 strikeouts against 18 free passes). They come in at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 45.

With 7 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 2 holds and also 1 blown save. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 5 save chances and they have come away with 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 2 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% of 8 inherited runners. They sit at 6th in MLB holding a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 22 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In their 495 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 2 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (26th in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 45 assists, 6 errors and have 165 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Glasnow has allowed 431 base knocks while he has earned 686 K's in 540 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 232 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.199 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and he has gone up against 2,239 batters so far in his MLB career. Glasnow (31-27 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.86 ERA while giving up 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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