San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (69-72) are headed to Petco Park on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (80-62). The starting pitchers will be Kyle Harrison and Joe Musgrove.

San Francisco has a slugging rate of .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,248 times, while drawing a walk on 444 occasions. They have accrued 574 RBI's as well as 1,138 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .240. The Giants have accounted for 235 doubles as a team and have knocked 146 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 601 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 17th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have surrendered 140 long balls and also 623 runs in total (18th in the league). San Francisco has given up 1,164 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 582 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.20 this year (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,256 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 456 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.88 as a squad on the campaign.

Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 116 times in addition to having 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 85 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). The Giants bullpen have a save percentage of 61.7% and has entered the game in 134 save situations. They have 29 saves for the year and have missed out on 18 out of their 47 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 170 base runners this year and 35.3% of those players crossed home plate. The Giants have dispatched 488 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Giants have converted 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,214 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have 3,738 putouts for the season, as well as 1,368 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 21st in MLB, and they have turned 124 double plays.

Harrison has taken the mound for 158 innings and is sitting with 153 strikeouts thus far in his career. Harrison (8-8 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.42 while going up against 679 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.49 (79 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.308. He has allowed 154 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 53 walks.

The San Diego Padres have an OBP of .327 and a batting average of .264 on the season. They have struck out on 926 occasions (30th in the league) and have totaled 1,280 base hits. San Diego has accumulated 163 home runs for the year to go along with 651 runs batted in. The Padres hold a slugging % of .417 and they tally 4.76 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have recorded 216 doubles, while taking a walk 408 times and putting up 676 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 606 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.01 (561 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 149 homers and they surrender 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.248 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,280 strikeouts against 412 free passes). They have a ranking of 19th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,161.

Sitting with 125 save situations, the Padres have tallied 66 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. San Diego has called on relievers to take the mound in 57 save chances and they have recorded 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 129 times in high leverage situations and on 143 occasions with base runners. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.7% out of their 218 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 63.2%, and they have sent 473 relievers to the mound for the season.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 103 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in baseball). The Padres have 1,120 assists, 64 errors and have accounted for 3,781 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 11,343 innings on the diamond, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in pro baseball).

Musgrove (65-61 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.75 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.92 and he has gone up against 4,293 batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 430 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.171 and having a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Musgrove has given up 950 hits while he has totaled 1,020 punch outs in 1,033 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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