Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+175) San Francisco (-210)

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (11-5) will try to beat the Oakland Athletics (9-8) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +175 and the Giants are coming in at -210. The total is 7. The starting pitchers will be Daulton Jefferies and Carlos Rodon.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are earning 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in the league. They are sitting with 69 runs while having a team OBP of .278. The Athletics have compiled 26 doubles as a team and have knocked 15 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 61 RBI's as well as 116 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .209. Oakland has a slugging rate of .341 and have struck out 155 times, while taking a walk on 48 occasions.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 3.32 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and they have struck out 139 hitters. They have walked 50 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.65 as a team on the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Athletics pitchers have allowed 15 home runs and 60 runs (12th in the league).

The Athletics bullpen have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 23 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 33 base runners so far this year with 18.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 23 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 62 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have earned 15 holds on the campaign (4th in the league). They have accumulated 6 saves for the year and have missed out on 2 of 8 save opportunities.

The Oakland Athletics have earned 449 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 152 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is at .979 which has them ranked 27th in pro baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Athletics have turned 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,347 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in professional baseball.

Jefferies has taken the ball for 32 innings and is sitting with 18 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.62 (13 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.144. He has allowed 28 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 9 free passes. Jefferies (2-3 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.74 while going up against 132 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Giants hold a team slugging % of .385 and they tally 4.94 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have put up 25 two-baggers, while taking a walk 52 times as well as scoring 79 runs. San Francisco has 17 home runs for the season as well as 73 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 144 occasions (11th in baseball) and have earned a total of 130 hits. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an OBP of .312 and a batting average of .241 this season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.132 and are the owners of a FIP of 2.85 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.28 (141 strikeouts against 43 walks). They rank 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 119. They have given up 8 homers and they yield 2.64 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 42 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.52 (40 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 19 save situations, the Giants have accrued 12 holds and also 1 blown save. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 7 save chances and they have converted 6 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 15.8% out of 19 inherited base runners. They sit at 4th in the league with a save percentage of 85.7%, and they have dispatched 61 relief pitchers onto the field this season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in MLB). The Giants have accrued 149 assists, 7 errors and have notched a total of 430 putouts so far this season. Out of their 1,290 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (18th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Rodon has given up 608 base hits while totaling 739 strikeouts in 686 innings pitched. Rodon (44-38 mark in his career) holds a 3.72 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 284 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 2,922 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-210)

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