San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-2) will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (2-3) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Harrison and Tyler Glasnow.

San Francisco has a slugging % of .426 and have struck out 44 times, while drawing a walk on 20 occasions. They have amassed 28 RBI's and 44 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .260. The Giants have recorded 7 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 28 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .342. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 10th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Giants pitchers have yielded 8 home runs and 36 runs in total (26th in the league). San Francisco has yielded 50 base hits (10.7 per 9 innings) and 32 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 6.86 so far this season (27th in MLB), and they have struck out 39 hitters. They have walked 14 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.20 as a team on the season.

The Giants have sent 17 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 5 runners on the year with 100.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 0 saves this year and have missed out on 1 of their 1 save opportunities. The Giants relievers have earned a save percentage of 0.0% and stepped onto the hill in 3 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 2 holds so far this season (19th in the league). Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 3 times in addition to having 2 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have turned 65.3% of balls in play into outs in their 378 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have a total of 126 putouts thus far, as well as 44 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 11th in pro baseball, and have earned 4 double plays.

Harrison (2-1 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.63 while going up against 170 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 35 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 11 free passes. His earned run average is 3.98 (18 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.131. Harrison has pitched in 40 innings and has earned 40 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .375 and a team batting average of .295 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 65 occasions (1st in MLB) and have earned 71 hits. Los Angeles has hit 11 home runs this year as well as 46 RBIs. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .490 and they are scoring 6.71 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have tallied 12 two-baggers, while walking 31 times and recording 47 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.203 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a squad this year. They have a ranking of 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 53. The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 34 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.08 (29 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (65 strikeouts against 24 walks). They have conceded 3 long balls and they yield 4.78 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

Sitting with 8 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 3 holds and 1 blown save. Los Angeles has called on relievers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have recorded 4 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 2 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 50.0% of 8 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball holding a save rate of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 25 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (23rd in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 56 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 192 putouts during this campaign. In 576 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (19th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Glasnow has allowed 431 hits and he has 686 punch outs in 540 innings. He has allowed 232 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.199 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.16 and he has faced 2,239 hitters in his MLB career. Glasnow (31-27 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.86 earned run average while surrendering 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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