San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
Date: Monday, April 18, 2022
Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY
TV: Sportsnet New York
Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+105) New York (-125)
The San Francisco Giants (7-2) are on their way to Citi Field on Monday where they will compete against the New York Mets (7-3). The odds on this game have San Francisco at +105 while New York is priced at -125. The betting total comes in at 7. The expected starting pitchers will be Alex Cobb and Tylor Megill.
San Francisco has a slugging rate of .385 and have been called out on strikes 77 times, while taking a walk on 29 occasions. They have compiled 31 runs batted in and 59 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .227. The Giants have tallied 14 doubles as a squad and have knocked 9 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 35 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .308. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.
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Giants pitchers have yielded 3 home runs and 19 runs in total (1st in baseball). They have walked 23 opposing players and their FIP sits at 2.51 as a squad on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.48 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.08. The Giants have a team ERA of 2.34 over the course of the season (2nd in the league), and they have struck out 80 batters.
Giants pitchers have entered the game with players on base 9 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 7 holds this season (8th in baseball). The Giants relievers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 12 save situations. They have compiled 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 1 of 5 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 12 base runners on the year with 8.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have dispatched 32 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.
The Giants have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 657 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 219 putouts on the year, as well as 66 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 14th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 8 double plays.
Cobb (64-60 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.92 while he has faced 4,259 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 982 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 302 free passes. His ERA is 3.86 (436 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.265. Cobb has thrown 1,015 innings and is sitting with 826 K's in his career.
The New York Mets have an on-base percentage of .361 in addition to a batting average of .258 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 71 instances (19th in baseball) and have a total of 77 base hits. New York has compiled 11 long balls over the course of the season as well as 45 runs batted in. The Mets hold a slugging % of .421 and they are recording 5.11 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have 12 doubles, while taking a walk 38 times as well as recording 46 runs.
The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.000 with a FIP of 2.81 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 55. The New York pitching staff have given up 25 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 2.62 (23 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 4.00 (96 strikeouts against 24 walks). They have allowed 7 dingers and they yield 2.85 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).
New York has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 3 save chances and they have earned 1 save. They are ranked 27th in the league holding a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 31 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 4 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 71.4% out of their 7 inherited runners. Sitting with 9 save situations, the Mets have accrued 6 holds and 2 blown saves.
In 711 innings played, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (8th in MLB). The New York Mets have turned 6 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .991 (5th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 76 assists, 3 errors and have earned a total of 237 putouts this season.
During his MLB career, Megill has surrendered 94 base knocks while he has accumulated 110 punch outs in 100 innings pitched. Megill (6-6 mark in his career) holds a 4.05 ERA and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 45 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.210 and having a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 4.07 and he has faced 415 batters during his career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (+105)
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