San Francisco Giants vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The San Francisco Giants (5-8) are on their way to Tropicana Field on Friday where they will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (7-6). The starting pitchers are Keaton Winn and Tyler Alexander.

The Giants have recorded 18 doubles as a unit and have smacked 10 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco owns a slugging percentage of .354 and have struck out 98 times, while being walked on 40 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.1 runs per outing, which is 18th in the league. They have 50 RBI's and 101 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is .237. They have notched a total of 53 runs and have an OBP of .304.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.80 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Giants pitchers have yielded 15 home runs and also 68 runs in total (27th in the league). San Francisco has relinquished 112 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 63 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 5.06 for the year (28th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 98 hitters. They have walked 35 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a team on the year.

The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. The relievers have inherited 16 base runners this season and 43.8% of them ended up scoring. Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 9 times and also have had 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 39 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have 2 holds for the season (29th in the league). They have compiled 1 save so far this season and have not converted 1 of 2 chances to save the game.

The Giants have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,008 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 336 putouts this season, as well as 128 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .991 which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball, and have a total of 14 double plays.

Winn has taken the ball for 53 frames and has accounted for 42 strikeouts thus far in his career. Winn (1-5 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.33 and he has faced 214 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.89 (29 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.031. He has conceded 43 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 12 walks.

The Rays hold a team SLG% of .375 and they score 4.23 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have tallied 21 doubles, while walking 36 times as well as putting up 55 runs. Tampa Bay has accumulated 11 home runs so far this year as well as 51 RBIs. They have struck out on 115 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 109 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled a team OBP of .316 and a batting average of .251 on the season.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.434 with a FIP of 4.68 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 114. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 66 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.00 (64 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (113 strikeouts vs 51 walks). They have allowed 18 home runs and they concede 5.16 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 22.7% out of 22 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 14 times in high leverage situations and on 10 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Rays have 12 holds and 2 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 39 relievers to the hill on the year. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have recorded 4 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 11 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (5th in professional baseball). The Rays have racked up 102 assists, 4 errors and have accumulated 346 putouts for the year. Out of their 1,038 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (18th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Alexander has conceded 379 base knocks while he has earned 281 K's in 350 innings. He has conceded 175 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.303 and having a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.60 and he has faced 1,492 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Alexander (11-23 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.49 earned run average and has allowed 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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