New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-215) Oakland (+185)

The Oakland Athletics (46-79) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (76-48) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Yankees at -215 while the Athletics are at +185. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Nestor Cortes Jr and Adam Oller.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB. They have tallied 634 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. The Yankees have hit 179 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 199 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 606 runs batted in as well as 1,019 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .243. New York has a slugging rate of .431 and have been called out on strikes 1,066 times, while taking a walk on 477 occasions.

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Yankees pitchers have given up 122 home runs and 437 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 335 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.58 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.33 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.11. The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 3.33 for the year (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,115 hitters.

The Yankees have sent 384 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 179 base runners on the season and 30.2% of them earned a run for their team. They have 37 saves so far this season and have not converted 18 of 55 chances to get a save. The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 67.3% and has entered the game in 122 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 63 holds this season (16th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 130 times and also have had 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have a total of 3,368 putouts this season, as well as 1,148 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 3rd in MLB, and have a total of 79 double plays. The Yankees have converted 72.2% of balls in play into outs out of 10,104 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in the majors.

Cortes Jr has taken the mound for 303 innings and has racked up 316 K's in his career. His ERA is 3.80 (128 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.191. He has surrendered 268 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 93 walks. Cortes Jr (16-9 career mark) has a FIP of 4.38 and he has faced 1,256 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .343 and they average 3.37 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have tallied 197 two-baggers, while getting a free base 330 times as well as recording 424 runs. Oakland is sitting with 105 HRs so far this year to go along with 398 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,047 occasions (17th in the league) and are sitting with 887 hits. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an on-base percentage of .279 and a batting average of .215 for the year.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.315 with a FIP of 4.36 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.32 (934 strikeouts vs 402 walks). They are sitting at 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,055. They have given up 145 home runs and they relinquish 4.69 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 577 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.34 (535 earned runs surrendered).

Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 47 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves. They are ranked 20th in the league holding a save rate of 59.6%, and they have dispatched 421 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 137 times in high leverage situations and also on 142 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of 211 inherited base runners. Sitting with 140 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 91 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

In 9,978 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have turned 100 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Athletics have 1,125 assists, 73 errors and have a total of 3,326 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Oller has allowed 69 base knocks while totaling 37 punch outs in 60 innings pitched. Oller (2-6 career win-loss mark) holds a 6.41 earned run average while surrendering 10.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.691 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.12 and he has faced 279 batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-215)

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