Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, July 4, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (26-54) are welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays (44-35) at Oakland Coliseum on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Alek Manoah and Cole Irvin.

The Blue Jays have compiled 154 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 102 balls out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging rate of .437 and have been rung up 606 times, while taking a walk on 242 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have 361 RBI's as well as 676 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .258. They have racked up 370 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .327.

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Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 83 home runs and 332 runs in total (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 208 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.88 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. The Blue Jays have an ERA of 3.95 this season (19th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 641 batters.

The Blue Jays have sent 281 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 116 runners this season with 28.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 23 saves so far this season and have missed out on 15 of their 38 save opportunities. The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.5% and has entered the game in 88 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 47 holds so far this year (12th in baseball). Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 77 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have transformed 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,165 innings on the field, which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 2,055 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 667 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 7th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 65 double plays.

Manoah has pitched in 206 innings and has totaled 212 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 2.70 (62 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.008. He has conceded 149 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 59 walks. Manoah (18-4 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.47 while he has gone up against 833 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Athletics hold a slugging % of .332 and they have an average of 3.20 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have hit 127 two-baggers, while getting a free base 197 times and recording 253 runs. Oakland has a total of 55 home runs for the year as well as 234 RBIs. They have struck out on 660 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 553 base hits. The Oakland Athletics hold an on-base percentage of .275 in addition to a batting average of .214 over the course of the season.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.352 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.22 (593 strikeouts against 267 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 666. They have given up 87 homers and they concede 4.79 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 367 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.43 (340 earned runs surrendered).

Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They rank 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have sent 270 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 154 inherited base runners. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 48 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

In their 6,213 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (18th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 68 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in baseball). The Athletics have recorded 719 assists, 51 errors and have a tally of 2,071 putouts during this campaign.

Irvin (14-23 career record) has a 4.45 earned run average and has allowed 9.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.86 and he has faced 1,283 batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 148 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.334 and a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Irvin has surrendered 325 base hits while he has tallied 212 punch outs in 299 frames.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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