Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD
TV: MASN
Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+155) Baltimore (-180)
The Oakland Athletics (2-7) are traveling to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will take on the Baltimore Orioles (4-5). The line on this contest has Oakland at +155 and Baltimore is sitting at -180. The total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Muller and Grayson Rodriguez.
As a team, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.0 runs/g, which puts them at 28th in MLB. They have earned 27 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .265. The Athletics have recorded 13 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 8 balls out of the park. They have recorded 26 runs batted in in addition to 56 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .192. Oakland has a slugging rate of .320 and have been called out on strikes 80 times, while drawing a walk on 27 occasions.
The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 7.54 for the year (30th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 61 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.33 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.70. Athletics pitchers have yielded 17 long balls and 72 runs in total (30th in MLB). They have walked 46 players from the other team and their FIP is 6.66 as a squad on the year.
The Athletics have dispatched 29 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 runners over the course of the season with 38.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 1 save this year and have blown 1 of their 2 chances to save the game. The Athletics relievers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. The relievers have recorded 2 holds on the season (28th in the league). Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 9 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Athletics have turned 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 720 innings, which has them ranked 17th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have 240 putouts this year, in addition to 67 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .972 which ranks 30th in the majors, and have earned 6 double plays.
Muller has taken the ball for 59 frames and has accumulated 57 strikeouts thus far in his career. Muller (3-5 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.92 and he has faced 259 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.68 (31 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.324. He has given up 47 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 32 free passes.
The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .422 and they tally 5.00 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have put up 19 doubles, while getting a free base 38 times as well as scoring 45 runs. Baltimore has a total of 12 long balls for the season and 43 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 91 instances (5th in MLB) and have 72 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have a team OBP of .328 as well as a batting average of .239 over the course of the season.
The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.292 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.74 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 78. The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 49 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.29 (46 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.22 (74 strikeouts vs 23 walks). They have given up 13 homers and they surrender 5.64 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).
With 13 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 8 holds and also 2 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 5 save opportunities and they have recorded 3 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 11 times in high leverage situations and also on 13 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of their 18 inherited base runners. They rank 17th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 34 relievers to the hill on the campaign.
The Baltimore Orioles have turned 8 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (26th in the majors). The Orioles have racked up 75 assists, 7 errors and have a tally of 236 putouts so far this year. In 708 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (15th in baseball).
Thus far in his career, Rodriguez has surrendered 4 base hits while tallying 5 strikeouts in 5 frames. He has allowed a total of 2 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.000 and a FIP of 2.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.00 and he has faced 20 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Rodriguez (0-0 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.60 ERA and has conceded 7.2 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-180)
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