Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+120) Boston (-140)

The Oakland Athletics (21-42) are hitting the road to Fenway Park on Thursday where they will take on the Boston Red Sox (33-29). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +120 and the Red Sox are opening at -140. The total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Paul Blackburn and Rich Hill.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.3 runs per game, which is 29th in baseball. They have tallied 207 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .276. The Athletics have recorded 101 doubles as a team and have hit 45 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 191 runs batted in and 432 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .211. Oakland is slugging .333 and have been called out on strikes 536 times, while taking a walk on 167 occasions.

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Athletics pitchers have yielded 67 home runs and 290 total runs (22nd in MLB). They have walked 194 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.42 for the year (24th in the league), and they have rung up 471 batters.

The Athletics have dispatched 222 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners so far this year with 25.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 13 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 of their 23 save chances. The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 62 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 39 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 78 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 1,657 putouts thus far, as well as 580 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 23rd in the majors, and have a total of 59 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,971 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball.

Blackburn (11-13 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.19 and he has gone up against 865 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 219 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 53 walks. His earned run average is 4.62 (105 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.331. Blackburn has taken the ball for 204 innings and is sitting with 124 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Boston Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .255 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 495 instances (21st in the league) and have notched a total of 547 base hits. Boston has tallied 60 HRs over the course of the season as well as 283 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .413 and they average 4.68 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have put up 148 doubles, while taking a walk 174 times and earning 290 runs.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.168 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff this year. They sit at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 465. The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 245 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.57 (220 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 (534 strikeouts vs 182 free passes). They have yielded 68 long balls and they give up 3.98 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Boston has had relief pitchers enter the game in 26 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves. They rank 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 46.2%, and they have dispatched 229 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.4% of 105 inherited base runners. Sitting with 66 save situations, the Red Sox have 40 holds and also 14 blown saves.

Out of their 4,989 innings played, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (6th in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 520 assists, 31 errors and have accounted for 1,663 putouts for the season.

So far in his career, Hill has surrendered 987 base hits while he has earned 1,225 strikeouts in 1,184 innings pitched. Hill (76-55 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.82 earned run average and has surrendered 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 503 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has faced 4,958 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-140)

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