Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+230) Houston (-275)

Minute Maid Park is where the Houston Astros (73-41) will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (41-72) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +230 and the Astros are at -275. The total is 7.5. The starting pitchers are Cole Irvin and Cristian Javier.

The Athletics have accounted for 178 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 96 balls out of the park. Oakland is slugging .345 and have struck out 951 times, while taking a walk on 285 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.4 runs per outing, which is 29th in MLB. They have amassed 359 runs batted in in addition to 798 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .215. They have 384 runs scored and hold an OBP of .277.

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The Athletics have a team earned run average of 4.26 on the campaign (23rd in the league), and they have rung up 849 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 134 long balls and also 509 runs in total (23rd in the league). They have walked 355 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a squad on the campaign.

Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 129 times as well as having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 81 holds for the season (1st in MLB). The Athletics bullpen have earned a save percentage of 61.4% and has come into the game in 127 save situations. They have recorded 27 saves this year and have missed out on 17 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 192 runners so far this year and 29.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 382 relievers to the mound this season.

The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 2,981 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,004 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 21st in baseball, and they have twisted 90 double plays. The Athletics have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,943 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in pro baseball.

Irvin (18-26 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.24 while facing 1,458 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 355 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 79 walks. His earned run average is 4.10 (158 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. Irvin has pitched in 347 innings and has earned 244 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Houston Astros have earned an OBP of .317 in addition to a batting average of .242 this season. They have struck out on 842 occasions (28th in the league) and have notched a total of 917 base hits. Houston has accounted for 157 HRs for the season and 496 runs batted in. The Astros hold a team slugging % of .423 and they average 4.48 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have 197 doubles, while getting a free base 389 times as well as scoring 511 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.097 with a FIP of 3.47 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.22 (1,023 strikeouts against 318 walks). They rank 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 790. They have surrendered 99 long balls and they relinquish 3.39 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Houston pitching staff have conceded 381 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.05 (342 earned runs conceded).

Houston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 112 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 109 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with base runners. With 114 save situations, the Astros have compiled 70 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They sit at 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 331 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Houston has called on relievers to enter the game in 44 save chances and they have tallied 33 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 82 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in professional baseball). The Astros have accrued 879 assists, 54 errors and have earned 3,032 putouts on the season. Out of their 9,096 innings played, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (2nd in professional baseball).

Javier (15-11 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.38 ERA while surrendering 6.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.95 and he has faced 1,044 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 96 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.090 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his MLB career, Javier has allowed 172 hits while totaling 316 K's in 256 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+230)

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