Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, June 10, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (26-26) will compete against the Oakland Athletics (20-38) at Progressive Field on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be Paul Blackburn and Triston McKenzie.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 3.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 29th in MLB. They have 185 runs scored while having a team OBP of .274. The Athletics have accumulated 91 doubles as a unit and have smacked 34 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 170 RBI's in addition to 386 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .209. Oakland has a slugging % of .321 and have been called out on strikes 493 times, while drawing a walk on 152 occasions.

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Athletics pitchers have given up 58 home runs and 249 runs in total (22nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 179 opposing players and their FIP is 4.09 as a unit on the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.19 over the course of the season (22nd in the league), and they have struck out 442 batters.

Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 72 times as well as having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 35 holds over the course of the season (11th in MLB). The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 61.9% and stepped onto the hill in 56 save situations. They have earned 13 saves on the year and have blown 8 of their 21 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 109 base runners for the season and 22.9% of them crossed home plate. The Athletics have dispatched 203 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Oakland Athletics have 1,508 putouts this season, as well as 518 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 22nd in MLB, and they have turned 54 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,524 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in MLB.

Blackburn has taken the ball for 196 innings and has totaled 121 punch outs during his career. Blackburn (11-13 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.25 while going up against 836 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.81 (105 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.360. He has allowed 215 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) with 52 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .244 this season. They have struck out on 351 instances (30th in MLB) and have tallied 421 hits. Cleveland has knocked in 43 home runs this year as well as 226 RBIs. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .383 and they are recording 4.59 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have recorded 85 doubles, while taking a walk 160 times and notching 234 runs.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.163 in addition to having a FIP of 3.91 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.83 (419 strikeouts vs 148 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 374. They have yielded 52 homers and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 208 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.73 (186 earned runs yielded).

Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.3% out of their 60 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 47 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on base. With 32 save situations, the Guardians have earned 16 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 4th in the league holding a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 156 relievers to the hill for the year. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 15 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves.

In 4,041 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (6th in pro baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 38 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (18th in baseball). The Guardians have racked up 437 assists, 28 errors and have earned 1,347 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, McKenzie has allowed 139 base knocks while he has accumulated 227 K's in 211 innings pitched. McKenzie (10-15 record in his career) has earned a 4.17 earned run average while allowing 5.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 98 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.050 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and he has gone up against 842 hitters during his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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