The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants square off Tuesday in MLB action from Oracle Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Philadelphia Phillies will send out Zack Wheeler for the start here and Wheeler is 6-3 with a 2.53 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Giants, Wheeler is 1-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 40 strikeouts. The Giants did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.
Philadelphia Phillies Recap
The Philadelphia Phillies come into this one looking to rebound from a series-opening loss to the Giants on Monday by a final score of 8-4. The loss put the Phillies behind the 8-ball of bouncing back from their series loss to the Rockies over the weekend.
Phillies Looking For Bounce Back Series
Alec Bohm leads the Phillies with 64 hits including 21 doubles, a .311 batting average and a team-high 47 RBIs while Bryce Harper has a team-high 13 home runs with 41 RBIs and Bryson Stott has a team-high 13 stolen bases. Trea Turner has 10 doubles with 10 stolen bases as well and Kyle Schwarber has 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and a team-high 71 strikeouts as well this season. Johan Rojas also has 13 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Philadelphia Phillies will win
- The Phillies have won nine of their last 10 night games following a loss.
- The Giants have lost seven of their last eight night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Phillies have covered the run line in each of their last five night games following a loss.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in 12 of their last 14 night games following a home win.
- The Phillies have led after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against the Giants.
- The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against NL East opponents.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this series looking to build on Monday’s series-opening win, putting themselves in a decent spot to build on series wins over the Mets, Pirates and Rockies over the last week and a half.
Giants Looking To Keep It Rolling
Thairo Estrada leads the Giants with 49 hits along with a team-high 8 home runs and 31 RBIs while also chipping in 11 doubles. Michael Conforto has 40 hits with 7 home runs, 7 doubles and 20 RBIs while Matt Chapman has a team-high 49 hits of his own alongside 14 doubles with 8 homers, 27 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Estrada also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 54 strikeouts this season.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Phillies have lost each of their last eight games at Oracle Park.
- The Giants have won each of their last eight home games against the Phillies.
- The Phillies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games at Oracle Park.
- The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last eight home games against the Phillies.
- The Phillies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games at Oracle Park.
- The Giants have led after 5 innings in each of their last five home games.
San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction
I’m on the Giants here. Is it easy going against the Phillies who have been one of the best teams in baseball over the last little bit? No, but the thing about the Giants is that they’ve been fairly hot in their own right in recent weeks, and it’s pretty hard to go against them as well. Zack Wheeler is often a pitcher who if he didn’t have bad luck, he’d have no luck at all, and he still has a team record barely above .500 this season. I think the Giants will hold some value here, and I think in their current form it’s worth taking a shot on.