San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (15-19) are headed to Citizens Bank Park on Monday where they will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (23-11). The starting pitchers will be Kyle Harrison and Cristopher Sanchez.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in baseball. They have tallied 127 runs scored and have an OBP of .306. The Giants have accumulated 48 doubles as a squad and have smacked 30 balls out of the park. They have 120 runs batted in and 267 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .239. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .368 and have been called out on strikes 271 times, while drawing a walk on 102 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.48 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Giants pitchers have allowed 29 home runs and 162 runs in total (22nd in MLB). San Francisco has relinquished 290 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 149 earned runs. The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.55 over the course of the season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 258 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 104 hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a squad so far this season.

Giants pitchers have entered the game with players on base 24 times as well as having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 15 holds on the season (26th in baseball). The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 24 save situations. They have accumulated 6 saves for the season and have missed out on 3 of 9 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 39 base runners so far this season and 48.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have sent 109 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 885 putouts this season, as well as 370 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 18th in MLB, and have a total of 36 double plays. The Giants have turned 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,655 innings, which ranks them 26th in baseball.

Harrison (3-2 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.67 and he has gone up against 306 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 68 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 21 walks. His earned run average is 3.96 (32 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.225. Harrison has taken the ball for 72 innings and is sitting with 73 punch outs so far in his career.

The Philadelphia Phillies have tallied an OBP of .332 and a batting average of .255 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 288 occasions (14th in the league) and have 291 base knocks. Philadelphia has accounted for 41 home runs this year as well as 158 runs batted in. The Phillies have a SLG% of .410 and they earn 4.91 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have recorded 41 doubles, while walking 129 times and notching 167 runs.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.168 in addition to having a FIP of 3.36 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 254. The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 128 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.35 (113 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (322 strikeouts against 101 walks). They have given up 29 dingers and they surrender 3.79 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

Philadelphia has called on relievers to enter the game in 17 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. They rank 17th in baseball with a save rate of 64.7%, and they have sent 102 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 43 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 48.6% out of their 35 inherited runners. With 37 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 20 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

Out of their 2,736 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (15th in the majors). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 22 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (22nd in pro baseball). The Phillies have racked up 313 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 912 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Sanchez has allowed 174 base hits while tallying 173 strikeouts in 181 innings pitched. Sanchez (7-10 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.07 earned run average while surrendering 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 82 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.252 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 764 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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