Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Oakland Athletics (41-71) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (72-41). The starting pitchers are Jared Koenig and Lance McCullers Jr.

Oakland is slugging .344 and have struck out 942 times, while drawing a walk on 281 occasions. They have accumulated 355 RBI's and 787 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .214. The Athletics have tallied 175 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 96 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 379 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .276. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.4 runs per outing, which has them at 29th in the league.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.23 this year (23rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 845 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 351 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.36 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Athletics pitchers have yielded 133 home runs and also 502 total runs (23rd in MLB).

The Athletics have sent 378 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 190 runners over the course of the season with 28.9% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 27 saves so far this season and have missed out on 17 of their 44 save opportunities. The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 61.4% and has entered the game in 127 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 81 holds for the year (1st in the league). Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 127 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,871 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 7th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have amassed 2,957 putouts this year, in addition to 996 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 23rd in the majors, and they have turned 88 double plays.

Koenig has taken the ball for 25 innings and has earned 13 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 6.39 (18 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.579. He has given up 27 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 13 free passes. Koenig (1-3 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 6.03 while facing 119 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Houston has recorded 156 home runs this year to go along with 489 runs batted in. They have put up 195 two-baggers, while getting a free base 385 times as well as earning 504 runs. The Houston Astros have an OBP of .316 and a batting average of .241 for the year. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .422 and they are recording 4.46 runs per game (14th in the league). They have been rung up on 838 instances (28th in the league) and have notched a total of 906 base hits.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.092 and have a FIP of 3.48 as a squad so far this year. They are sitting at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 779. The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 376 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.03 (337 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.23 (1,014 strikeouts against 314 bases on balls). They have conceded 99 homers and they give up 3.38 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

With 111 save situations, the Astros have compiled 68 holds and 11 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers enter the game in 43 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 107 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.4% out of 109 inherited base runners. They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save rate of 74.4%, and they have sent 328 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Houston Astros have gotten 81 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Astros have 866 assists, 54 errors and have earned a total of 3,005 putouts this season. In 9,015 innings on the diamond, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (1st in professional baseball).

McCullers (45-30 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.57 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and he has faced 2,822 batters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 266 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and having a FIP of 3.3. Thus far in his career, McCullers has given up 566 base hits while accumulating 750 strikeouts in 671 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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