Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 10/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Los Angeles Angels (73-87) are hitting the road to Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday where they will play the Oakland Athletics (58-102). The starting pitchers are Shohei Ohtani and Ken Waldichuk.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .391 and have struck out 1,527 times, while being walked on 447 occasions. They have 597 runs batted in as well as 1,252 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .234. The Angels have recorded 217 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 189 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 620 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .298. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in the league.

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The Angels have an ERA of 3.79 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,365 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 532 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Angels pitchers have surrendered 167 home runs in addition to 663 runs in total (11th in the league).

Angels pitchers have entered the game with runners on 162 times in addition to having 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 79 holds so far this year (19th in the league). The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 57.6% and has come into the game in 147 save situations. They have accumulated 38 saves on the year and have blown 28 of 66 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 258 runners for the season with 36.0% of them crossed the plate. The Angels have sent 483 relievers to the mound this season.

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 4,255 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,367 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 16th in baseball, and have a total of 134 double plays. The Angels have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,765 innings, which has them sitting at 7th in pro baseball.

Ohtani has taken the mound for 344 frames and has racked up 435 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Ohtani (28-13 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.07 while facing 1,403 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.98 (114 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.100. He has allowed 262 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 117 walks.

The Oakland Athletics have earned an on-base percentage of .281 as well as a team batting average of .216 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,371 occasions (13th in MLB) and have 1,137 base hits. Oakland has tallied 136 home runs so far this year and 532 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .347 and they are earning 3.52 runs per game (29th in the league). They have 247 two-baggers, while walking 425 times as well as putting up 563 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 4.42 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.38 (1,191 strikeouts vs 501 bases on balls). They come in at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,381. They have conceded 194 long balls and they surrender 4.91 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 767 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.57 (715 earned runs conceded).

With 163 save situations, the Athletics have 104 holds and also 24 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 57 save chances and they have earned 33 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 157 times in high leverage situations and also on 181 occasions with runners on. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of 255 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 524 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

Out of their 12,666 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (16th in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 137 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Athletics have 1,448 assists, 90 errors and have 4,222 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Waldichuk has conceded 29 hits while tallying 29 punch outs in 27 frames. He has given up 19 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.373 and having a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.22 and he has faced 121 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Waldichuk (1-2 career win-loss mark) has a 6.18 ERA while allowing 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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