San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Date: Monday, July 22, 2024
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
TV: NBC Bay Area
Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (58-41) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (47-52) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Blake Snell and Landon Knack.
San Francisco has a slugging % of .390 and have been called out on strikes 828 times, while drawing a walk on 324 occasions. They have accrued 414 RBI's in addition to 813 hits on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .243. The Giants have accumulated 169 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 97 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 433 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball.
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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have surrendered 99 home runs and 465 total runs (23rd in the league). San Francisco has given up 873 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 431 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.44 over the course of the season (24th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 826 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 308 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a team on the season.
The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 52.9% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 runners on the year with 38.1% of those runners crossed home plate. Giants relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 81 times in addition to having 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 348 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have 61 holds on the campaign (8th in baseball). They have tallied 18 saves this season and have blown 16 out of their 34 chances to save the game.
The Seattle Mariners have 2,618 putouts thus far, as well as 997 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which puts them in 19th in MLB, and have a total of 94 double plays. The Giants have turned 67.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,854 innings, which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball.
Snell has taken the mound for 1,027 innings and has 1,265 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.31 (378 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.243. He has given up 809 base hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 468 free passes. Snell (71-58 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.26 while he has gone up against 4,277 opposing hitters in the majors.
The Dodgers have a SLG% of .435 and they are scoring 4.95 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have notched 182 doubles, while walking 384 times and putting up 490 runs. Los Angeles has 132 long balls on the campaign to go along with 474 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 817 occasions (17th in baseball) and have earned a total of 858 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team OBP of .334 and a batting average of .254 on the year.
The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 398 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.73 (368 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 116 homers and they allow 4.04 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.189 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (838 strikeouts vs 300 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 755.
Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.9% of 81 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 66 occasions with base runners. With 101 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 53 holds and 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in the league with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have sent 326 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have come away with 29 saves.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Dodgers have 855 assists, 49 errors and have a total of 2,662 putouts this season. In 7,986 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in professional baseball).
Thus far in his career, Knack has surrendered 31 base hits and he has 36 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched. Knack (1-2 career win-loss record) holds a 3.23 earned run average while surrendering 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 14 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.051 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has gone up against 159 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco
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