San Francisco Giants vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-108) Tampa Bay (-108)

The Tampa Bay Rays (7-6) will play the San Francisco Giants (5-8) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Giants at -108 and the Rays are at -108. The over/under is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Blake Snell and Zach Eflin.

The Giants have recorded 18 doubles as a team and have knocked 10 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco is slugging .354 and have struck out 98 times, while taking a walk on 40 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 19th in baseball. They have earned 50 runs batted in as well as 101 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .237. They have earned a total of 53 runs and have an OBP of .304.

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The Giants have a team earned run average of 5.06 so far this year (27th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 98 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 15 long balls and also 68 runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 35 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.32 as a team so far this year. San Francisco has yielded 112 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 63 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Giants relievers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. The relievers have inherited 16 base runners on the campaign with 43.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 9 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 39 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have notched 2 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). They have 1 save for the season and have missed out on 1 of 2 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 336 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 128 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .991 which has them sitting 3rd in the majors, and have a total of 14 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,008 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 19th in the majors.

Snell (71-56 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.44 while he has faced 4,133 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 778 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) with 453 free passes. His ERA is 3.22 (356 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.236. Snell has taken the mound for 995 innings and has accounted for 1,228 K's in his MLB career.

Tampa Bay has knocked in 11 home runs for the year as well as 51 RBIs. They have hit 21 doubles, while taking a walk 36 times as well as scoring 55 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .251 for the year. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .375 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have struck out on 115 instances (10th in MLB) and have earned 109 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 66 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.00 (64 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 18 homers and they relinquish 5.16 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Rays have a WHIP of 1.434 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.70 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (113 strikeouts against 51 free passes). They rank 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 114.

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

In 1,038 innings on the diamond, the Rays have a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (16th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 11 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (4th in professional baseball). The Rays have 102 assists, 4 errors and have earned a total of 346 putouts this season.

During his career, Eflin has given up 872 hits while totaling 753 punch outs in 854 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 410 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.239 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.05 and he has gone up against 3,582 batters in his career. Eflin (53-55 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.32 ERA and has allowed 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-108)

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