San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Predictions, MLB Picks, Betting Tips 7/30/2020

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NSBA/FSSD/FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Padres (-160) Giants (+150)

Eric Hosmer and the San Diego Padres (4-1, 1st in NL West) travel to Oracle Park on Thursday where they'll meet the San Francisco Giants (2-3, 5th in NL West). The Padres open this contest at -160 while the Giants are priced at +150. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dinelson Lamet and Tyler Anderson.

Key San Diego Padres Injuries

7/29/2020 Jorge Mateo SS Illness Expected to be out until at least Jul 29
7/29/2020 Tommy Pham LF Groin Probable for Jul 29
7/27/2020 Anderson Espinoza SP Elbow Out for the season
7/23/2020 Jose Castillo RP Lat Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
7/23/2020 Trey Wingenter RP Elbow Out for the season
7/21/2020 Breyvic Valera 2B Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Jul 31
6/29/2020 Andres Munoz RP Elbow Out for the season

Key San Francisco Giants Injuries

7/29/2020 Austin Slater RF Hip Probable for Jul 29
7/29/2020 Jarlin Garcia SP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Jul 29
7/27/2020 Reyes Moronta RP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
7/23/2020 Brandon Belt 1B Achilles Expected to be out until at least Jul 31
7/20/2020 Evan Longoria 3B Oblique Expected to be out until at least Jul 30
6/29/2020 Tyler Beede SP Elbow Out for the season
3/10/2020 Aramis Garcia C Hip Expected to be out until at least Aug 18

Useful Pitching Statistics

Lamet has pitched in 192 innings and has racked up 252 punchouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.31 (92 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.249. He has surrendered 155 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 85 free passes. Lamet (11-13 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.11 and he has gone up against 819 hitters in the majors. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.66 and they have given up 12 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .152 against the bullpen and they've struck out 20 hitters and walked 7 batters. As a team, San Diego allows 6.4 hits per nine innings while striking out 9 batters per nine innings. They are 4th in the league in team earned run average at 2.2. The Padres pitchers collectively have given up 32 base hits and 11 earned runs. They have allowed 1 home run this season, ranking them 30th in the league. San Diego as a pitching staff has walked 13 batters and struck out 45. They have walked 2.6 men per 9 innings while striking out 9 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.00 and their FIP as a unit is 2.32.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team San Diego is hitting .216, good for 22nd in the league. The Padres hold a .392 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .344, which is good for 6th in baseball. They rank 27th in MLB with 6.6 hits per game. Eric Hosmer is hitting .500 with an on-base percentage of .583. He has 5 hits this season in 10 at bats with 7 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of 1.000 and an OPS+ of 342. Fernando Tatis Jr is hitting .316 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .409. He has totaled 6 hits and he has driven in 6 men in 19 at bats. His OPS+ is 206 while his slugging percentage is at .684. The Padres have 33 hits, including 7 doubles and 6 home runs. San Diego has walked 28 times so far this season and they have struck out 47 times as a unit. They have left 32 men on base and have a team OPS of .736. They score 5.2 runs per contest and have scored a total of 26 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

During his pro baseball career, Anderson has allowed 408 base hits while tallying 367 K's in 398 frames. He has allowed a total of 209 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.344 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a SO/W ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 1,694 hitters during his pro baseball career. Anderson (18-25 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.72 earned run average while conceding 9.2 hits per nine innings. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.15 and they have given up 24 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .197 against the Giants bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 20 batters and walked 12 opposing hitters. As a team, San Francisco allows 9.6 hits per nine innings while striking out 5.9 batters per nine innings. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 4.6. The Giants pitchers as a team have surrendered 46 base knocks and 22 earned runs this season. They have given up 6 home runs this year, which ranks 14th in Major League Baseball. San Francisco as a staff has walked 19 hitters and struck out 28 batters. They give up a walk 4 times per 9 innings while they strike out 5.9 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.51 while their FIP as a staff is 5.29.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .217, good for 19th in the league. The Giants hold a .280 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .274, which is good for 26th in baseball. They rank 20th in MLB with 7.0 hits per contest. Mike Yastrzemski comes into this matchup batting .353 with an OBP of .476. He has 6 hits this year in 17 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .471 with an OPS+ of 173. Wilmer Flores is hitting .333 this season and he has an OBP of .333. He has collected 7 hits in 21 at bats while driving in 2 runs. He has an OPS+ of 129 and a slugging percentage of .476. The Giants as a unit have 35 base hits, including 4 doubles and 2 homers. San Francisco has walked 11 times this year and they have struck out on 44 occasions. They have had 27 men left on base and have an OPS of .554. They have scored 2.6 runs per game and totaled 13 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Padres/Giants MLB game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Giants (+150)

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