Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, September 16, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+380) Houston (-550)

Minute Maid Park is the site where the Houston Astros (93-50) will take on the Oakland Athletics (52-91) on Friday. The odds on this game have Oakland at +380 and Houston opens at -550. The over/under comes in at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Adrian Martinez and Justin Verlander.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 29th in MLB. They have a total of 501 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .281. The Athletics have earned 224 doubles as a unit and have hit 123 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 472 RBI's as well as 1,021 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .217. Oakland is slugging .348 and have struck out 1,219 times, while being walked on 374 occasions.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.51 on the year (25th in the league), and they have rung up 1,055 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Athletics pitchers have conceded 171 home runs and also 678 runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 455 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.43 as a unit on the campaign.

The Athletics have dispatched 474 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 236 base runners for the year and 28.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 30 saves on the year and have missed out on 23 of their 53 save chances. The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.6% and has entered the game in 153 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 98 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 166 times in addition to having 150 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have a total of 3,730 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,272 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 115 double plays. The Athletics have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,190 innings on the field, which has them ranked 13th in baseball.

Martinez has taken the hill for 38 frames and has earned 31 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 5.59 (24 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.526. He has surrendered 47 hits (10.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 12 walks. Martinez (4-4 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.95 and he has gone up against 173 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .420 and they average 4.52 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have recorded 248 doubles, while getting a free base 483 times and putting up 647 runs. Houston has accumulated 187 home runs over the course of the season as well as 627 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,057 occasions (28th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,173 base hits. The Houston Astros have recorded a team on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a batting average of .246 this year.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.097 in addition to having a FIP of 3.37 as a squad over the course of the season. They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 992. The Houston pitching staff have conceded 462 runs this season while holding an ERA of 2.93 (415 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 3.24 (1,310 strikeouts against 404 bases on balls). They have surrendered 120 long balls and they concede 3.27 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Houston has had relief pitchers take the mound in 60 save opportunities and they have come away with 46 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 76.7%, and they have sent 417 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 144 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with base runners. Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.2% out of 131 inherited runners. Sitting with 150 save situations, the Astros have earned 90 holds and also 14 blown saves.

In 11,217 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 107 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (7th in baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,103 assists, 64 errors and have a tally of 3,739 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Verlander has allowed 2,642 hits while he has totaled 3,167 punch outs in 3,140 frames. Verlander (242-132 career mark) is the owner of a 3.26 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 1,136 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.121 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.61 and he has faced 12,796 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+380)

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