Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+115) Cleveland (-135)

The Oakland Athletics (20-40) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will meet the Cleveland Guardians (28-26). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +115 while the Guardians open at -135. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Cole Irvin and Cal Quantrill.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 29th in baseball. They have 193 runs scored while having a team OBP of .275. The Athletics have accumulated 97 doubles as a squad and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have recorded 177 runs batted in and 407 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is .209. Oakland has a slugging rate of .323 and have been rung up 515 times, while being walked on 161 occasions.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.35 on the campaign (25th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 456 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 188 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.21 as a squad for the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.43 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Athletics pitchers have allowed 65 long balls and also 273 total runs (24th in MLB).

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 77 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 37 holds for the season (10th in MLB). The Athletics bullpen have earned a save percentage of 56.5% and has entered the game in 60 save situations. They have accumulated 13 saves this year and have blown 10 out of their 23 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners over the course of the season and 25.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Athletics have sent 214 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Athletics have transformed 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,746 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 1,582 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 552 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays.

Irvin has pitched in 274 innings and has 194 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.42 (135 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.351. He has surrendered 303 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 68 walks. Irvin (14-19 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.44 while he has gone up against 1,183 hitters in the majors.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .389 and they score 4.61 runs per game (8th in the league). They have hit 93 doubles, while taking a walk 166 times and putting up 249 runs. Cleveland has hit 46 long balls so far this season as well as 240 RBIs. They have struck out on 365 occasions (30th in the league) and have tallied 454 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians hold a team OBP of .313 and a batting average of .248 so far this year.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.151 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.87 (445 strikeouts vs 155 walks). They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 393. They have conceded 55 long balls and they concede 4.05 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 214 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.63 (192 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 16 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 15 save chances and they have converted 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of 64 inherited runners. They rank 5th in MLB holding a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 167 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

In 4,284 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.1% (4th in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 39 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 466 assists, 29 errors and are sitting with 1,428 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Quantrill has surrendered 319 base hits while tallying 277 K's in 345 innings pitched. He has allowed 139 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.222 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.69 and he has faced 1,442 batters during his pro baseball career. Quantrill (19-14 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.62 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+115)

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