Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (69-61) welcome the Oakland Athletics (49-83) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Adrian Martinez and Spenser Watkins.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 29th in MLB. They have racked up 449 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .281. The Athletics have recorded 206 doubles as a unit and have hit 111 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 422 runs batted in in addition to 935 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .216. Oakland has a slugging % of .345 and have been rung up 1,109 times, while being walked on 350 occasions.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.29 over the course of the season (24th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 979 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 423 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31. Athletics pitchers have given up 150 long balls and also 601 runs in total (23rd in the league).

The Athletics have dispatched 437 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 220 runners this year and 29.1% of them crossed home plate. They have 29 saves this year and have blown 21 of 50 save chances. The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 58.0% and stepped onto the hill in 147 save situations. The bullpen have earned 95 holds this season (1st in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 153 times in addition to having 144 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 3,493 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,189 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 21st in pro baseball, and have earned 105 double plays. The Athletics have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,479 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in baseball.

Martinez has taken the hill for 29 innings and has accumulated 25 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Martinez (3-3 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.23 while going up against 127 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.28 (17 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.345. He has allowed 30 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) with 9 free passes.

The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .390 and they are scoring 4.20 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have tallied 227 two-baggers, while taking a walk 371 times as well as scoring 546 runs. Baltimore has 137 long balls on the campaign as well as 517 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,134 occasions (10th in the league) and have 1,029 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have a team on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .236 on the season.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.274 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.02 as a squad on the season. They sit at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,116. The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 529 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.79 (485 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.81 (982 strikeouts against 349 bases on balls). They have surrendered 138 long balls and they allow 4.14 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 70 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have come away with 38 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 152 times in high leverage situations and on 174 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.3% out of 246 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 1st in the league holding a save rate of 77.6%, and they have dispatched 438 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 119 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,214 assists, 78 errors and have accumulated 3,452 putouts on the season. Out of their 10,356 innings played, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in professional baseball).

During his career, Watkins has given up 167 hits while totaling 91 K's in 143 frames. He has allowed 91 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.465 and having a FIP of 5.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.12 and he has faced 636 hitters in his career. Watkins (6-12 career record) holds a 5.71 earned run average and has allowed 10.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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