Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies 7/30/2023 Picks Predictions

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30 July 2023

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The Oakland Athletics will go against the Colorado Rockies in MLB action in Coors Field, CO, on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at 3:10 PM ET.

The Oakland Athletics have had the worst offensive performance in the majors, scoring just 3.65 runs per game while only having a .664 team OPS.

They have performed better in their 51 road games, averaging 3.88 runs and posting a team OPS of .677.

Ryan Noda, the first baseman, performs well; he has a slash line of .229/.375/.418 with 11 home runs, 38 RBIs, 43 runs scored, and two steals on three attempts.

Luis Medina’s Baseball Savant website said he had a difficult season. He is in the 13th percentile for walk rate, 18th for chase rate, 28th for average exit velocity, and 35th for hard hit percentage.

Medina’s other four offerings are fastball, slider, curveball, sinker, and changeup.

His curveball, which has a .156 batting average and a .406 slugging percentage, is his strongest pitch. He will be facing the Rockies for the first time ever.

Relief pitchers for the Athletics entered games 133 times with runners on base and also made 124 outings in high-pressure situations. The relievers have 30 holds on the year, which ranks 30th in MLB.

The Athletics bullpen entered the game with 68 save opportunities and earned a save percentage of 50.0%. They only recorded 18 saves this season and lost 18 of their 36 opportunities.

This season, the bullpen pitchers have handed off 206 runners, and 37.9% of those runners have reached base. For the season, the Athletics sent 351 relievers to the mound.

Oakland is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
The total stayed UNDER in 8 of Oakland’s last 10 games on the road against Colorado.
Oakland is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.

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The Colorado Rockies‘ offense was mediocre; they are tied for 17th with a.721 team OPS and 4.37 runs per game.

They were among the strongest home teams in the league, with a team slash line of .269/.327/.440 in 50 home games while averaging 5.02 runs per game.

Elias Diaz, the catcher, has been hitting well lately, with an OPS of.749 with 10 home runs, 48 RBIs, and 32 runs scored.

According to Ty Blach’s Baseball Savant profile, he has a 6.01 xERA, 6.1 barrel percentage, 43.9 hard-hit rate, 2.6 walk percentage, and other issues.

His changeup, which has a .500 batting average and slugging percentage, hit most of his four pitches (sinker, changeup, cutter, and curveball). Blach is taking on the Athletics for the first time since the 2018 campaign.

The Colorado pitching staff’s ERA is 5.49 (548 earned runs given up), and they have allowed 594 runs this season. They gave up 143 home runs and 5.95 runs per nine innings, which ranks them 29th in the league.

As a pitching staff, the Rockies have a 5.12 FIP and a team WHIP of 1.511 this year. They accumulated a 7.30 strikeout-to-walk ratio (730 strikeouts to 375 free passes).

With 982 hits allowed as a staff, they are ranked 29th in MLB. Colorado relievers have scored 33.3% of the 156 inherited runners. Their relievers have entered 95 times with runners on and 82 times in high-pressure situations.

Colorado is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado’s last 13 games against Oakland.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado’s last 6 games at home.

Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies. The MLB pick for this game is the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics were terrible this year, finishing with a 29-76 record to finish last in the AL West.

Young right-hander Luis Medina will start this game and is coming off a no-decision against the Houston Astros in which he lasted five innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked three times, and struck out six batters.

The Colorado Rockies have also been terrible; they are seventh in the NL West with a 40-63 record. Ty Blach, a southpaw, will take the mound after starting his debut against the Miami Marlins last time out.

In three scoreless innings, he allowed only two hits while striking out two and walking none.

Ty Blach is 0-7 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP in his past seven games (one start), while Luis Medina is 2-2 with a 3.53 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP over his last seven games (five starts).

Since the All-Star break, there was a little difference in these offenses’ on-base percentages: Colorado is in 19th place with a.308 team OBP, while Oakland is ranked 16th with a.313 team OBP.

Pick the Oakland Athletics to win this game. The Oakland Athletics will win to a predicted score of 7-5.

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