Seattle Mariners vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Seattle Mariners vs San Francisco Giants
Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (46-38) will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (40-42) on Wednesday. The men taking the mound will be Bryce Miller and Alex Cobb.
As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 15th in baseball. They have notched a total of 372 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. The Mariners have recorded 134 doubles as a unit and have knocked 96 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 359 runs batted in as well as 636 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is .231. Seattle is slugging .390 and have been called out on strikes 798 times, while taking a walk on 281 occasions.
They have a K/BB ratio of 3.39 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Mariners pitchers have yielded 85 home runs and 355 runs in total (10th in baseball). Seattle has yielded 667 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 321 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.94 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 738 batters. They have walked 218 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a team on the campaign.
Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 82 times and also have had 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 44 holds so far this season (18th in baseball). The Mariners relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 59.4% and stepped onto the hill in 77 save situations. They have earned 19 saves on the campaign and have not converted 13 out of their 32 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 base runners on the season and 26.9% of those runners crossed the plate. The Mariners have sent 278 relievers to the mound for the year.
The Mariners have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,606 innings, which ranks them 10th in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have a total of 2,202 putouts thus far, as well as 714 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 13th in professional baseball, and have earned 63 double plays.
Miller has thrown 59 frames and has racked up 55 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.97 (26 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.949. He has given up 44 base knocks (6.7 hits per nine innings) and has 12 walks. Miller (5-3 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.46 while facing 231 opposing hitters in the majors.
San Francisco has tallied 100 home runs so far this season as well as 393 runs batted in. They have tallied 144 doubles, while getting a free base 293 times and putting up 401 runs. The San Francisco Giants have compiled a team on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .249 so far this season. The Giants hold a slugging % of .409 and they are recording 4.77 runs per game (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 814 instances (2nd in baseball) and have recorded 714 base knocks.
The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.263 with a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (733 strikeouts against 232 walks). They have a ranking of 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 712. They have given up 88 homers and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 365 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.94 (327 earned runs yielded).
With 81 save situations, the Giants have 38 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 41 save opportunities and they have tallied 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.5% of 109 inherited base runners. They sit at 1st in MLB with a save percentage of 78.0%, and they have sent 258 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.
The San Francisco Giants have gotten 79 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Giants have 828 assists, 63 errors and have earned 2,243 putouts on the season. In 6,729 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (25th in pro baseball).
Cobb (75-70 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.80 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has faced 5,229 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 525 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Cobb has given up 1,223 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,046 strikeouts in 1,243 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle
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