Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-120) Oakland (+100)

The Oakland Athletics (20-33) will play the Boston Red Sox (24-27) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Red Sox at -120 while the Athletics are at +100. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Pivetta and Paul Blackburn.

The Red Sox have earned 124 two-baggers as a team and have hit 49 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston is slugging .417 and have struck out 414 times, while drawing a walk on 143 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB. They have 236 runs batted in as well as 454 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .258. They are sitting with 242 runs while holding a team OBP of .316.

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Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs in addition to 220 total runs (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 151 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.83 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20. The Red Sox have an ERA of 3.88 over the course of the season (16th in MLB), and they have rung up 428 batters.

Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 64 times and also have had 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 31 holds on the year (13th in baseball). The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 40.0% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. They have recorded 8 saves for the year and have blown 12 out of their 20 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 93 runners so far this season with 31.2% of those runners crossed the plate. The Red Sox have sent 192 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Red Sox have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,101 innings, which has them sitting 8th in baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 1,367 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 437 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 16th in the majors, and have accumulated 42 double plays.

Pivetta (34-42 career record) holds a FIP of 4.45 while he has faced 2,655 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 610 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 237 walks. His ERA is 5.06 (346 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.375. Pivetta has taken the ball for 616 innings and is sitting with 660 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Oakland Athletics have compiled a team on-base percentage of .278 in addition to a team batting average of .212 on the season. They have struck out on 454 occasions (7th in baseball) and are sitting with 364 hits. Oakland has compiled 34 HRs on the season and 164 RBIs. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .328 and they are earning 3.38 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have put up 84 doubles, while walking 145 times as well as scoring 179 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.289 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.06 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.44 (407 strikeouts against 167 walks). They come in at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 435. They have conceded 52 home runs and they concede 4.35 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 226 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.12 (214 earned runs allowed).

Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.2% of 99 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 59 times in high leverage situations in addition to 66 occasions with runners on base. With 56 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 35 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in the league holding a save rate of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 187 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 21 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves.

In 4,209 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 51 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (22nd in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 481 assists, 34 errors and have amassed 1,403 putouts this season.

Blackburn (11-12 mark in his career) has earned a 4.73 ERA and has surrendered 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and he has gone up against 816 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 101 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.341 and a FIP of 4.3. During his MLB career, Blackburn has surrendered 208 hits while accumulating 118 strikeouts in 192 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+100)

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