Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/24/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, April 24, 2021

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+144) San Francisco (-154)

Pablo Lopez and the Miami Marlins (8-10, 4th in NL East) are headed to Oracle Park on Saturday where they'll take on the San Francisco Giants (12-7, 2nd in NL West). The moneyline on this game has the Marlins priced at +144 and the Giants are at -154. The over/under is set at 7. The starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez and Kevin Gausman.

The Marlins have compiled 32 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 11 balls out of the park. Miami is slugging .358 and have been called out on strikes 171 times, while being walked on 58 occasions. As a team, the Miami Marlins are earning 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in the league. They have 71 runs batted in and 145 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .238. They have racked up 74 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .312.

Marlins pitchers have yielded 20 home runs and also 73 total runs (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 61 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.04 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.69 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.12. The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 3.66 on the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 164 hitters.

The Marlins have sent 71 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 18 base runners this season and 33.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 4 saves for the year and have blown 7 of 11 chances to get a save. The Marlins bullpen have a save percentage of 36.4% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. The relievers have notched 7 holds on the year (19th in baseball). Marlins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 13 times in addition to having 26 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have notched a total of 488 putouts for the season, as well as 157 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 13th in the majors, and have accumulated 123 double plays. The Marlins have converted 73.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,464 innings, ranking them 2nd in baseball.

Lopez has thrown 249 innings and has racked up 225 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.37 (121 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.233. He has given up 237 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 70 walks. Lopez (13-18 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.99 and he has faced 1,047 batters in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have recorded an OBP of .290 as well as a team batting average of .216 for the year. They have been rung up on 173 instances (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 133 base hits. San Francisco has hit 26 home runs so far this year as well as 68 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .396 and they average 3.63 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have 29 doubles, while taking a walk 60 times and racking up 69 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 59 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 2.93 (55 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 16 HR's and they allow 3.14 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.124 and have a FIP of 3.53 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.89 (165 strikeouts vs 57 free passes). They sit at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 133.

San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 41.2% out of 17 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 36 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on base. With 39 save situations, the Giants have accrued 22 holds and also 7 blown saves. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 71 relievers to the hill on the year. San Francisco has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 17 save chances and they have earned 10 saves.

Out of their 1,491 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (5th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have twisted 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (23rd in professional baseball). The Giants have recorded 163 assists, 13 errors and have accounted for 497 putouts for the season.

Gausman (51-66 career record) has earned a 4.21 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.14 and he has faced 4,294 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 473 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.321 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Gausman has surrendered 1,031 hits while he has accumulated 957 punch outs in 1,011 frames.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami (+144) and over 7 runs

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