Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/11/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-122) San Francisco (+102)

The Houston Astros (60-58) are traveling to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (49-68). The odds on this game have Houston at -122 while San Francisco is coming in at +102. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Hunter Brown and Carson Whisenhunt.

Houston has a slugging rate of .417 and have been called out on strikes 964 times, while drawing a walk on 402 occasions. They have recorded 521 runs batted in and 981 hits this year, and their team batting average is .246. The Astros have accrued 179 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 160 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 548 runs and have an on-base percentage of .322. As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 10th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.09 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Astros pitchers have conceded 157 long balls and also 571 runs (25th in baseball). Houston has given up 926 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 531 earned runs. The Astros hold a team ERA of 4.57 for the season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,032 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 493 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.69 as a team on the year.

The Astros relievers have recorded a save rate of 84.1% and have entered the game in 102 save situations. They have compiled 37 saves on the campaign and have blown 7 of 44 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 161 base runners on the season and 26.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 108 times and also have had 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 377 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 56 holds over the course of the season (21st in MLB).

The Houston Astros have notched a total of 3,139 putouts this year, as well as 872 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 9th in the majors, and have accumulated 93 double plays. The Astros have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 9,417 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in the majors.

Brown (39-32 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.44 while he has gone up against 2,432 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 502 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 211 walks. His ERA is 3.50 (229 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.210. Brown has taken the hill for 589 innings and has 648 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

San Francisco has tallied 131 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 465 runs batted in. They have put up 200 doubles, while taking a walk 307 times and notching 484 runs. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .250 over the course of the season. The Giants have a team SLG% of .410 and they are recording 4.14 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have struck out on 916 instances (25th in MLB) and have notched a total of 994 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 545 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.40 (503 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 112 homers and they relinquish 4.76 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.370 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.20 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (886 strikeouts against 439 walks). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 972.

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.9% out of 195 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 93 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 93 save situations, the Giants have 56 holds and 15 blown saves. They sit at 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have sent 365 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

In 9,270 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 108 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,092 assists, 74 errors and have a tally of 3,090 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Whisenhunt has conceded 48 base hits while earning 36 punch outs in 45 innings pitched. He has allowed 31 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.659 and a FIP of 6.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.33 and he has faced 207 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Whisenhunt (4-4 career win-loss record) has a 6.17 ERA while allowing 9.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (+102)

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