Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (-105) Cleveland (-115)

The Cleveland Guardians (27-26) will take on the Oakland Athletics (20-39) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at -105 and the Guardians are priced at -115. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Frankie Montas and Zach Plesac.

The Athletics have accrued 96 doubles as a squad and have smacked 35 balls out of the stadium. Oakland owns a slugging percentage of .323 and have struck out 506 times, while drawing a walk on 158 occasions. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 3.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. They have 175 RBI's as well as 402 hits for the season, and their batting average is .210. They have 191 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .276.

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Athletics pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs and also 270 total runs (24th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 185 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.21 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.45 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.38 on the campaign (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 453 batters.

The Athletics relievers have a save rate of 59.1% and has come into the game in 59 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 116 base runners for the year and 25.0% of those players ended up scoring. Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 76 times in addition to having 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 212 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have notched 37 holds on the campaign (9th in baseball). They have recorded 13 saves on the season and have blown 9 of their 22 save opportunities.

The Athletics have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,668 innings, which has them ranked 21st in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 1,556 putouts on the year, as well as 538 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 23rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays.

Montas has thrown 518 innings and has accumulated 547 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.75 (216 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.265. He has surrendered 487 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 169 free passes. Montas (33-29 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.70 while he has gone up against 2,190 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Cleveland Guardians have an OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .248 this year. They have struck out on 362 instances (30th in MLB) and have 447 base hits. Cleveland has accumulated 45 home runs so far this year and 237 RBIs. The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they average 4.64 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have recorded 90 doubles, while taking a walk 163 times and recording 246 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 212 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.66 (190 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 53 long balls and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.156 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.87 (436 strikeouts vs 152 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 388.

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 16 holds and also 4 blown saves. Cleveland has had relievers step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of 64 inherited base runners. They are ranked 5th in the league holding a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 164 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 39 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 457 assists, 28 errors and have a total of 1,401 putouts so far this season. Out of their 4,203 innings on the field, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (7th in baseball).

During his career, Plesac has conceded 335 hits and he has 286 strikeouts in 369 innings. He has conceded 166 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.160 and having a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.08 and he has gone up against 1,517 batters during his pro baseball career. Plesac (24-18 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.05 earned run average and has allowed 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (-105)

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