San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-122) Philadelphia (+104)

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (22-11) will meet the San Francisco Giants (15-18) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Giants at -122 and the Phillies are priced at +104. The over/under is 8. The men taking the mound are Logan Webb and Taijuan Walker.

San Francisco has a slugging % of .367 and have been rung up 263 times, while drawing a walk on 99 occasions. They have 117 RBI's and 257 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .238. The Giants have earned 47 doubles as a team and have knocked 29 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 124 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which has them at 22nd in MLB.

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The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.33 for the year (23rd in the league), and they have rung up 254 hitters. Giants pitchers have allowed 28 long balls and 148 runs in total (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 94 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.81 as a squad this season. San Francisco has allowed 278 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 138 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 22 times in addition to having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 15 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). The Giants bullpen have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 24 save situations. They have accumulated 6 saves for the year and have blown 3 out of their 9 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 35 runners this season with 45.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Giants have sent 104 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Giants have turned 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,583 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 861 putouts this season, in addition to 362 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which puts them in 16th in professional baseball, and have earned 35 double plays.

Webb has taken the mound for 693 innings and has earned 628 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 3.38 (260 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.179. He has surrendered 653 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 164 walks. Webb (45-34 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.14 and he has faced 2,828 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled a team OBP of .326 as well as a team batting average of .253 this year. They have struck out on 284 occasions (14th in MLB) and have 279 base knocks. Philadelphia has 40 HRs this year to go along with 147 RBIs. The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .408 and they score 4.64 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have recorded 41 doubles, while taking a walk 119 times and recording 153 runs.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.159 with a FIP of 3.31 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (314 strikeouts vs 98 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 244. They have relinquished 28 dingers and they relinquish 3.81 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 125 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.36 (110 earned runs allowed).

Philadelphia has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have earned 11 saves. They rank 17th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have sent 100 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have come in 43 times in high leverage situations in addition to 24 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 48.6% out of 35 inherited runners. Sitting with 37 save situations, the Phillies have 20 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In 2,655 innings on the field, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (14th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in pro baseball). The Phillies have 304 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 885 putouts on the season.

During his career, Walker has allowed 980 hits while he has totaled 948 strikeouts in 1,077 innings pitched. Walker (70-56 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.99 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 478 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.241 and having a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.66 and he has gone up against 4,531 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-122)

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