San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-140) Cleveland (+120)

The San Francisco Giants (5-2) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will take on the Cleveland Guardians (4-3). The moneyline on this matchup has San Francisco at -140 and Cleveland is at +120. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Alex Wood and Aaron Civale.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which is 12th in baseball. They have racked up 31 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Giants have hit 13 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have compiled 28 RBI's in addition to 54 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .238. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .414 and have struck out 68 times, while being walked on 24 occasions.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 2.39 this season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 73 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.65 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.06. Giants pitchers have allowed 3 home runs and 17 runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 20 opposing batters and their FIP is 2.52 as a team on the season.

The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 10 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 base runners so far this season and 10.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 7 times and also have had 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 26 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have racked up 6 holds this year (9th in MLB). They have 3 saves this year and have blown 1 of their 4 save opportunities.

The Giants have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 576 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 192 putouts so far this season, as well as 57 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 19th in baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays.

Wood has pitched in 994 innings and has tallied 941 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Wood (63-48 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.51 while he has gone up against 4,151 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.50 (387 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.226. He has given up 935 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 284 walks.

Cleveland has accounted for 9 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 45 RBIs. They have tallied 14 two-baggers, while taking a walk 25 times and putting up 46 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an on-base percentage of .361 in addition to a batting average of .286 over the course of the season. The Guardians hold a slugging percentage of .486 and they average 6.57 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 59 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have recorded 73 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.016 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.01 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.00 (51 strikeouts vs 17 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 46. They have surrendered 7 home runs and they allow 3.77 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 26 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 2.90 (20 earned runs surrendered).

Cleveland has had relievers enter the game in 1 save chance and they have earned 0 saves. They sit at 27th in the league holding a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 28 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 11 times in high leverage situations and also on 9 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 20.0% out of 10 inherited runners. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 2 holds and 1 blown save.

In 558 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 75.2% (2nd in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 6 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 55 assists, 4 errors and have earned 186 putouts this year.

In his career, Civale has surrendered 238 base knocks while he has earned 217 K's in 259 frames. Civale (19-15 career mark) has earned a 3.78 earned run average and has surrendered 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 109 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.172 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.29 and he has gone up against 1,056 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-140)

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