San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+105) San Francisco (-125)

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (22-15) will take on the San Diego Padres (24-14) on Saturday. The line on this contest has San Diego at +105 and San Francisco is coming in at -125. The over/under has been set at 7. The expected starting pitchers will be Joe Musgrove and Carlos Rodon.

San Diego has a slugging rate of .354 and have struck out 326 times, while drawing a walk on 141 occasions. They have accrued 159 RBI's as well as 285 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .227. The Padres have accrued 55 two-baggers as a team and have hit 30 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 165 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 12th in MLB.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.55 this year (10th in the league), and they have rung up 352 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 111 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.56 as a squad this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.17 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.15. Padres pitchers have relinquished 37 home runs and also 147 runs in total (9th in baseball).

The Padres have dispatched 119 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 base runners so far this year and 52.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 16 saves so far this year and have blown 6 out of their 22 save opportunities. The Padres relievers have a save percentage of 72.7% and has come into the game in 55 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 29 holds on the year (3rd in MLB). Padres bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 30 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 1,020 putouts this year, in addition to 336 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 30 double plays. The Padres have converted 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,060 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 7th in pro baseball.

Musgrove has pitched in 723 innings and has racked up 715 strikeouts during his career. Musgrove (44-47 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 3,012 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.91 (314 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.176. He has allowed 668 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 182 walks.

San Francisco has recorded 40 long balls on the season as well as 178 runs batted in. They have hit 54 two-baggers, while walking 144 times as well as racking up 189 runs. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .248 over the course of the season. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .393 and they average 5.11 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 305 instances (21st in MLB) and have accounted for 306 base hits.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.302 and have a FIP of 3.24 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.07 (316 strikeouts against 103 free passes). They rank 26th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 323. They have conceded 26 home runs and they surrender 4.24 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 154 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.91 (142 earned runs given up).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.6% out of their 49 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with runners on. With 35 save situations, the Giants have accrued 20 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 143 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 15 save chances and they have earned 10 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 352 assists, 18 errors and have 982 putouts so far this year. In their 2,946 innings on the field, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (29th in MLB).

Rodon (46-40 career mark) has earned a 3.78 ERA and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and he has gone up against 3,012 batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 297 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.285 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Rodon has surrendered 630 base knocks while he has totaled 766 strikeouts in 708 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+105)

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