San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 3/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (79-83 last year) are traveling to Petco Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (82-80 last season). The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Hicks and Dylan Cease.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants notched 4.2 runs per game, which ranked them 24th in the league. They had 674 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. The Giants hit 256 doubles as a team and knocked 174 balls out of the park. They amassed 651 RBI's in addition to 1,271 base knocks during the previous year, while their batting average finished at .235. San Francisco owned a slugging percentage of .383 and struck out 1,492 times, while taking a walk on 544 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio was 3.37 and the pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.25. Giants pitchers conceded 173 long balls and 719 total runs (15th in MLB). San Francisco surrendered 1,395 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 641 earned runs. The Giants had an earned run average of 4.02 in the prior season (12th in the league), and their staff rung up 1,359 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 403 opposing hitters and their FIP finished at 3.92 as a team over the course of last year.

The Giants relievers recorded a save rate of 64.9% and entered the game in 151 save situations. The relievers inherited 209 runners during the previous year with 34.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Giants pitchers stepped onto the hill with players on base 152 times in addition to having 168 outings in high leverage situations. The Giants dispatched 496 relief pitchers to the mound in the prior season. The relief pitchers had 72 holds over the course of the prior season (25th in the league). They recorded 50 saves in the prior season and did not convert 27 of their 77 chances to get a save.

The Giants converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,912 innings on the diamond, which had them sitting at 26th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners earned 4,304 putouts over the course of the prior season, in addition to 1,606 assists and 117 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .987 which had them sitting 8th in professional baseball, and they turned 143 double plays.

Hicks has taken the ball for 243 innings and has racked up 255 punch outs during his MLB career. Hicks (11-21 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.66 and he has gone up against 1,041 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.85 (104 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.299. He has surrendered 183 hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 133 free passes.

The Padres had a team slugging percentage of .413 and they were scoring 4.64 runs per contest (13th in the league). They hit 273 doubles, while getting a free base 653 times and putting up 752 runs. San Diego had 205 home runs last season to go along with 719 runs batted in. They were called out on strikes on 1,311 occasions (23rd in the league) and had a total of 1,316 base hits. The San Diego Padres had an on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .244 for the previous season.

The Padres had a team WHIP of 1.268 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a squad over the course of last year. They finished at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,270. The San Diego pitching staff allowed 648 runs in the prior season while having a team ERA of 3.73 (598 earned runs relinquished). They had a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,445 strikeouts vs 557 free passes). They gave up 174 homers and they conceded 4.05 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Ending the season with 148 save situations, the Padres compiled 83 holds and also 28 blown saves. San Diego called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 64 save chances and they walked away with 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound 155 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. San Diego relief pitchers held an inherited score rate of 39.1% out of 174 inherited base runners. They ranked 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 56.3%, and they dispatched 508 relievers to the hill last season.

The San Diego Padres turned 130 double plays and earned a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in the majors). The Padres accrued 1,444 assists, 73 errors and had 4,323 putouts during the previous year. In 12,969 innings played, the Padres had a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (6th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Cease has surrendered 565 base knocks and he has 792 strikeouts in 658 frames. Cease (43-35 record in his career) has a 3.83 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 280 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.305 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 2,820 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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