Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (20-34) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (25-27) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Red Sox at +100 while the Athletics are sitting at -120. The betting total comes in at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Rich Hill and Frankie Montas.

Boston owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have struck out 419 times, while drawing a walk on 149 occasions. They have compiled 243 RBI's and 464 hits so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .258. The Red Sox have accrued 129 doubles as a squad and have knocked 50 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 249 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB.

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Red Sox pitchers have given up 62 home runs in addition to 222 runs (16th in the league). They have walked 155 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a squad on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.84 so far this season (14th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 440 batters.

The Red Sox have dispatched 196 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 base runners so far this year and 31.6% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 8 saves for the year and have not converted 12 of their 20 save opportunities. The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 40.0% and has entered the game in 52 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 32 holds for the year (13th in the league). Red Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 66 times and also have had 64 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have converted 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,182 innings, which has them sitting at 8th in the majors. The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 1,394 putouts this season, as well as 445 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 16th in pro baseball, and have earned 43 double plays.

Hill has taken the ball for 1,173 frames and has earned 1,214 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.83 (500 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.223. He has surrendered 979 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 456 free passes. Hill (75-55 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.01 and he has gone up against 4,918 hitters in the majors.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .326 and they earn 3.35 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have hit 86 two-baggers, while taking a walk 149 times and scoring 181 runs. Oakland has compiled 34 HRs on the season to go along with 166 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 466 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 370 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an on-base percentage of .278 as well as a batting average of .211 on the campaign.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.298 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a staff so far this year. They sit at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 445. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 233 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.18 (221 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.38 (412 strikeouts vs 173 walks). They have yielded 53 long balls and they relinquish 4.40 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

Oakland has called on relievers to enter the game in 21 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 192 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 24.0% out of their 104 inherited runners. With 56 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 35 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 52 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (21st in baseball). The Athletics have 491 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 1,430 putouts on the campaign. In their 4,290 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in baseball).

Montas (33-28 career record) has a 3.77 earned run average and has conceded 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and he has faced 2,164 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 215 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.266 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his career, Montas has surrendered 481 base knocks while he has accumulated 540 strikeouts in 512 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (-120)

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