New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, May 23, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (22-17) will take on the New York Mets (27-15) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Trevor Williams and Alex Cobb.

The Mets have hit 65 doubles as a unit and have hit 34 baseballs out of the park. New York owns a slugging percentage of .384 and have been called out on strikes 319 times, while drawing a walk on 140 occasions. As a unit, the New York Mets are earning 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have 181 RBI's and 358 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .254. They have accounted for 192 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .331.

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The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.49 for the year (9th in baseball), and they have rung up 392 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 110 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.43 as a squad on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14. Mets pitchers have given up 40 home runs in addition to 152 runs in total (7th in the league).

Mets relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 37 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 28 holds this season (7th in the league). The Mets relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 47 save situations. They have tallied 12 saves on the campaign and have not converted 6 out of their 18 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 46 base runners on the campaign and 41.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mets have sent 128 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Mets have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,366 innings on the field, which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have a total of 1,122 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 338 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 29 double plays.

Williams has taken the hill for 640 frames and has 521 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.41 (314 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.363. He has allowed 663 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 210 free passes. Williams (35-41 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.42 and he has faced 2,765 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

San Francisco has tallied 43 home runs on the season and 186 RBIs. They have tallied 59 two-baggers, while getting a free base 152 times and scoring 197 runs. The San Francisco Giants hold a team OBP of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .246 for the year. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .395 and they are recording 5.05 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 320 occasions (21st in baseball) and have totaled 322 base hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.300 and have a FIP of 3.28 as a squad for the season. They are sitting at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 340. The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 164 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (151 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.02 (332 strikeouts vs 110 bases on balls). They have given up 28 long balls and they surrender 4.26 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.8% of 52 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 37 occasions with runners on. With 35 save situations, the Giants have amassed 20 holds and also 5 blown saves. They rank 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 152 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. San Francisco has had relievers step onto the mound in 15 save chances and they have earned 10 saves.

In their 3,117 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.1% (29th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have turned 33 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Giants have recorded 371 assists, 19 errors and have earned 1,039 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Cobb has conceded 1,008 hits and he has 848 K's in 1,036 innings. He has allowed 450 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and he has faced 4,352 batters during his career. Cobb (66-61 career win-loss mark) has a 3.91 ERA and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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