Arizona Diamondbacks vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, May 15, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (9-32) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (22-18) at Oakland Coliseum on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Merrill Kelly and Kyle Muller.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have a total of 207 runs while holding a team OBP of .332. The Diamondbacks have tallied 81 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 42 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 196 RBI's as well as 369 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .273. Arizona has a slugging rate of .440 and have struck out 300 times, while taking a walk on 117 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.78 this season (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 318 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 49 home runs in addition to 196 runs (20th in the league). They have walked 135 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.54 as a squad so far this season. Arizona has allowed 336 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 187 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.36 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 56.3% and has entered the game in 36 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 60 base runners on the campaign and 31.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 40 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 130 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 20 holds so far this season (14th in MLB). They have accumulated 9 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 7 out of their 16 save chances.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 1,002 putouts for the season, as well as 373 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which puts them in 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 31 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,006 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in the majors.

Kelly (39-38 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.06 while he has gone up against 2,553 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 572 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 184 free passes. His earned run average is 3.90 (268 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.223. Kelly has pitched in 618 innings and is sitting with 540 strikeouts in his career.

Oakland has compiled 47 home runs for the year as well as 150 runs batted in. They have hit 58 two-baggers, while walking 138 times as well as putting up 156 runs. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated an on-base percentage of .312 and a team batting average of .232 for the season. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .385 and they average 3.80 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have struck out on 377 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 319 base knocks.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.697 in addition to having a FIP of 6.10 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.60 (304 strikeouts against 202 walks). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 409. They have given up 71 long balls and they relinquish 7.63 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 305 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 7.20 (288 earned runs surrendered).

Oakland has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 30.8%, and they have dispatched 140 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 49 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 43.6% out of their 78 inherited runners. Sitting with 26 save situations, the Athletics have 12 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

In 3,069 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (26th in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 289 assists, 25 errors and have 1,023 putouts for the year.

Muller (4-8 career record) has earned a 6.10 earned run average and has allowed 9.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.55 and he has faced 399 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 59 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.621 and a FIP of 4.8. During his career, Muller has allowed 92 base hits while he has totaled 76 punch outs in 87 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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