Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+135) San Francisco (-155)

The San Francisco Giants (107-55 last year) will try to beat the Miami Marlins (67-95 last season) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Miami at +135 while San Francisco is sitting at -155. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Pablo Lopez and Carlos Rodon.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins put up 3.9 runs per contest, which had them at 29th in baseball. They accumulated 623 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .298. The Marlins accumulated 226 two-baggers as a unit and hit 158 baseballs out of the park. They accounted for 594 RBI's and 1,244 base knocks last season, and their average at the plate sat at .233. Miami had a slugging percentage of .372 and struck out 1,553 times, while being walked on 450 occasions.

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The Marlins had a team ERA of 3.96 over the course of last year (11th in baseball), and the staff rung up 1,381 batters. Their pitching staff walked 529 opposing hitters and their FIP finished at 4.01 as a squad for the previous season. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 2.61 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.28. Marlins pitchers gave up 162 home runs and also 701 runs (13th in baseball).

Marlins relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on base 132 times as well as having 185 games in high leverage situations. The bullpen tallied 75 holds over the course of last year (19th in MLB). The Marlins relief pitchers accumulated a save percentage of 56.9% and stepped onto the mound in 133 save situations. They compiled 33 saves over the course of last year and blew 25 out of their 58 chances to save the game. The relievers inherited 201 runners last year and 36.3% of them crossed home plate. The Marlins sent 596 relievers to the mound for the previous season.

The Miami Marlins earned 4,245 putouts last year, in addition to 1,443 assists and 122 errors. Their fielding rate was at .979 which was 30th in MLB, and had a total of 146 double plays. The Marlins transformed 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,735 innings, which ranked them 21st in pro baseball.

Lopez (18-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.80 and he has faced 1,374 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 306 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 89 walks. His ERA is 4.04 (148 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.197. Lopez has pitched in 330 innings and has 315 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Giants held a slugging percentage of .440 and they scored 4.96 runs per game (6th in baseball). They hit 271 doubles, while walking 602 times as well as notching 804 runs. San Francisco hit 241 home runs last season in addition to 768 runs batted in. They were called out on strikes on 1,461 occasions (9th in MLB) and earned 1,360 base hits. The San Francisco Giants accounted for a team on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .249 last season.

The San Francisco pitching staff surrendered 594 runs during the previous year while having a team ERA of 3.24 (524 earned runs relinquished). They conceded 151 home runs and they conceded 3.67 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Giants held a team WHIP of 1.148 and were the owners of a FIP of 3.55 as a squad over the course of last season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sat at 3.43 (1,425 strikeouts vs 416 walks). They finished at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,254.

With 202 save situations, the Giants accrued 114 holds and 29 blown saves. San Francisco had relief pitchers take the mound in 85 save chances and they earned 56 saves. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 213 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relievers had an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 189 inherited runners. They were ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 65.9%, and they dispatched 599 relief pitchers to the hill last year.

San Francisco Giants turned 122 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .986 (7th in the majors). The Giants accrued 1,471 assists, 80 errors and a tally of 4,365 putouts in the prior season. In 13,095 innings on the field, the Giants held a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (6th in the majors).

Rodon (42-38 career record) is the owner of a 3.79 earned run average and has allowed 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and he has faced 2,857 hitters so far in his career. He has given up 282 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.295 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. During his pro baseball career, Rodon has conceded 600 base knocks and he has 710 punch outs in 669 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (-155)

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