Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Oakland Athletics (31-60) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will play the Houston Astros (58-31). The expected starting pitchers are Jared Koenig and Jake Odorizzi.

Oakland has a slugging percentage of .332 and have struck out 760 times, while taking a walk on 224 occasions. They have accounted for 279 runs batted in in addition to 626 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .211. The Athletics have accrued 139 doubles as a team and have smacked 69 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 302 runs and have an on-base percentage of .272. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.3 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.35 so far this year (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 685 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 299 hitters and their FIP is 4.28 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 100 home runs and also 416 runs in total (23rd in baseball).

Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 110 times and also have had 102 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 61 holds on the campaign (4th in the league). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save percentage of 54.3% and stepped onto the hill in 98 save situations. They have tallied 19 saves over the course of the season and have blown 16 of 35 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 base runners on the season and 28.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 308 relievers to the hill this year.

The Athletics have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,176 innings on the field, which has them ranked 15th in baseball. The Oakland Athletics have notched a total of 2,392 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 815 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 21st in MLB, and have accumulated 78 double plays.

Koenig (1-2 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.43 and he has gone up against 90 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 21 hits (10.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 11 free passes. His ERA is 6.38 (13 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.745. Koenig has taken the mound for 18 innings and has earned 10 K's so far in his MLB career.

Houston has hit 125 home runs over the course of the season as well as 386 runs batted in. They have put up 147 two-baggers, while taking a walk 323 times and earning 395 runs. The Houston Astros have an on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .240 for the season. The Astros have a team SLG% of .422 and they average 4.44 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 673 instances (28th in MLB) and have totaled 707 base knocks.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.108 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a pitching staff on the season. They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 613. The Houston pitching staff have allowed 301 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.00 (263 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.05 (793 strikeouts against 260 bases on balls). They have allowed 77 homers and they relinquish 3.44 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

With 88 save situations, the Astros have accrued 55 holds and 7 blown saves. Houston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have come away with 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 89 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with base runners. Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.6% of 87 inherited base runners. They sit at 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 78.8%, and they have dispatched 265 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

In their 7,098 innings played, the Astros hold a efficiency on defense of 72.4% (1st in MLB). The Houston Astros have gotten 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in professional baseball). The Astros have recorded 699 assists, 49 errors and are sitting with 2,366 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Odorizzi has surrendered 1,069 base hits while earning 1,117 punch outs in 1,189 innings pitched. He has allowed 519 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.240 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and he has faced 4,997 hitters in his MLB career. Odorizzi (72-65 career record) holds a 3.93 earned run average and has allowed 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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