San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants 6/20/2023 Game Analysis, Picks and Previews
The San Diego Padres will play the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night in San Francisco as part of their current road trip. San Diego has had a difficult season and entered Tuesday one game under.500 after a two-game winning streak that included a one-run triumph against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tuesday evening will be Seth Lugo’s (9-9) ninth start of the season for San Diego. This season, Lugo has played 41.2 innings and allowed 19 runs on 46 hits. San Diego’s staff has had some pitching issues, as seen by their 3.75 combined ERA and 1.23 WHIP.
San Diego has struggled offensively this year as well, hitting just.228 with a club total of 300 runs scored on 529 hits. This season, Fernando Tatis Jr. has been the driving force for San Diego, leading the club with a.286 batting average, a team-high fourteen home runs, and 34 RBIs. With eight home runs and 28 RBI, Manny Machado has also excelled, but he has only played in 55 games. Xander Bogaerts, who has 245 at-bats and 65 hits, is the team’s leader.
The San Diego Padres are currently 22nd in the MLB with 4.2 runs scored per game. They currently have 300 runs and a 319 team OBP. As a club, the Padres have collected 127 doubles and have homered 83 times. This season, they have contributed 284 RBIs in addition to 529 base hits, and their batting average is.228. San Diego is slugging.395 and has been walked 294 times while being called out on strikes 616 times.
The pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.23 and a K/BB ratio of 2.70. Pitchers for the Padres allowed 276 runs overall and 75 home runs, ranking fourth in the league. San Diego produced 547 hits (7.8 per nine innings), along with 263 runs that were earned. The Padres’ staff has retired 613 hitters this season, ranking them fourth in the league with a team ERA of 3.75. They have given up 227 walks to opposing batters this season, and as a team, they have a 4.09 FIP.
San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants 6/20/2023 Game Analysis, Picks and Previews
Following a four-run victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants return home Tuesday night seven games above.500 and on a seven-game winning streak. San Francisco’s Logan Webb won the game after pitching seven innings and allowing just two runs on eight hits. The next two innings saw the San Francisco bullpen excel, allowing just one run on one hit.
With a.291 batting average and a team-high 72 hits this season, Thairo Estrada has led the San Francisco lineup. San Francisco’s power comes from Michael Conforto, who leads the club with twelve home runs. LaMonte Wade Jr. is the team’s top on-base performer with a.416 average. With 40 RBIs this season, JD Davis is in first place.
The Giants are seventh in baseball in terms of runs scored per game with a team SLG% of.422. They recorded 127 doubles, 247 walks, and 354 runs while scoring. San Francisco has hit 90 home runs and driven in 349 runs so far this season. They have registered a total of 624 hits while striking out on 692 occasions, which ranks third in baseball. The San Francisco Giants finished the season with a team batting average of.255 and an OBP of.330.
As of this point in the season, the Giants have a team WHIP of 1.254 and a FIP of 3.89. With 596 total hits allowed as a staff, they are ranked 16th in the MLB. The San Francisco pitching staff had a team ERA of 3.85 (271 earned runs surrendered) and allowed 306 runs throughout the season. With 627 strikeouts compared to 198 walks, they have an 8.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio. They allowed 4.35 runs per nine innings and 72 home runs, ranking them 10th in the MLB.
San Francisco saw relief pitchers take the mound in 35 save opportunities, and they were successful in 27 of them. With a save percentage of 77.1%, they lead MLB and have sent 219 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have entered games with runners on base 66 times and in high-stakes situations 68 times. Out of their 99 inherited runners, the San Francisco Giants have an inherited scoring percentage of 26.3%. The Giants have had 71 save opportunities, earning 34 holds and blowing eight saves.
San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants. The MLB pick for this game is the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants have been playing excellent baseball lately and will do so again on Tuesday. Expect San Francisco to maintain its winning streak against a struggling San Diego team at home. Pick the Giants to win over their local rival Tuesday night and extend their winning streak. The ultimate result is expected to be 7-2 in favor of the San Francisco Giants.
MLB Starting Time: 9:45 PM ET
Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA
Date: Monday, June 20, 2023
TV: BSSD
MLB Odds: San Francisco Giants -110
MLB Totals: 8.5
