San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The San Diego Padres (80-61) will take on the San Francisco Giants (68-72) at Petco Park on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Webb and Dylan Cease.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .393 and have struck out 1,239 times, while being walked on 444 occasions. They have amassed 571 RBI's as well as 1,129 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .240. The Giants have tallied 230 doubles as a team and have hit 146 baseballs out of the park. They have 598 runs and hold an OBP of .309. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in the league.

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The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.23 on the campaign (21st in MLB), and they have rung up 1,242 batters. Giants pitchers have relinquished 140 home runs in addition to 621 runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 451 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.90 as a team for the year. San Francisco has conceded 1,160 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 581 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 115 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 85 holds over the course of the season (8th in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.7% and has come into the game in 134 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 18 out of their 47 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 base runners on the season and 35.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Giants have dispatched 483 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 3,711 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,360 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and have a total of 124 double plays. The Giants have turned 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,133 innings on the field, which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball.

Webb (53-41 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.36 while he has faced 3,404 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 785 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 198 free passes. His earned run average is 3.41 (316 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.180. Webb has taken the hill for 833 innings and has tallied 752 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The San Diego Padres have recorded an OBP of .327 and a batting average of .265 on the year. They have been rung up on 923 occasions (30th in baseball) and have totaled 1,273 base hits. San Diego has hit 161 home runs on the campaign and 648 runs batted in. The Padres hold a slugging % of .417 and they tally 4.77 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have 214 two-baggers, while taking a walk 407 times as well as earning 673 runs.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (1,272 strikeouts vs 409 walks). They are currently ranked 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,153. They have given up 148 dingers and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 602 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.01 (557 earned runs given up).

San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.0% out of 216 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 128 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with base runners. With 122 save situations, the Padres have recorded 64 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They are currently ranked 14th in the league with a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 469 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. San Diego has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 56 save chances and they have tallied 36 saves.

In 11,262 innings on the field, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 102 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 1,111 assists, 64 errors and have notched a total of 3,754 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Cease has surrendered 685 hits while he has totaled 993 strikeouts in 822 innings. Cease (55-45 career mark) has earned a 3.79 earned run average while surrendering 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 346 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.262 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and he has faced 3,483 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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