Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (34-87) will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (74-47) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Kyle Gibson and Luis Medina.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have 584 runs scored and have an OBP of .317. The Orioles have tallied 227 doubles as a squad and have hit 139 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 567 RBI's in addition to 1,022 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .250. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 1,010 times, while taking a walk on 384 occasions.

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The Orioles have a team ERA of 4.13 this season (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,093 hitters. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 136 long balls in addition to 526 total runs (13th in the league). They have walked 381 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.07 as a squad on the campaign. Baltimore has given up 1,010 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 497 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.87 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 145 times and also have had 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 87 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). The Orioles bullpen have compiled a save rate of 60.9% and has come into the game in 153 save situations. They have accumulated 39 saves so far this season and have blown 25 out of their 64 save chances. The relievers have inherited 217 base runners this year with 37.3% of them crossed home plate. The Orioles have sent 412 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Orioles have transformed 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,756 innings on the field, which ranks them 16th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned 3,252 putouts this year, as well as 1,055 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 4th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 107 double plays.

Gibson (100-98 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.26 while going up against 7,083 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 1,697 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 579 walks. His earned run average is 4.55 (834 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.380. Gibson has thrown 1,649 innings and has earned 1,323 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Oakland Athletics have earned an OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .223 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,096 instances (8th in baseball) and have totaled 888 base hits. Oakland has hit 119 home runs for the year and 420 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .364 and they average 3.60 runs per game (30th in the league). They have notched 167 two-baggers, while taking a walk 391 times and recording 435 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have given up 717 runs on the season while having an ERA of 5.75 (677 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 163 home runs and they allow 6.09 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.544 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.10 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (976 strikeouts vs 519 free passes). They rank 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,116.

Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 43 save opportunities and they have walked away with 20 saves. They are ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 46.5%, and they have sent 404 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 141 times in high leverage situations in addition to 148 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.7% out of 237 inherited base runners. Sitting with 85 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 40 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Athletics have 950 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 3,179 putouts so far this year. In their 9,537 innings on the field, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (29th in the majors).

During his career, Medina has surrendered 84 hits and he has 83 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched. Medina (3-8 career mark) has a 5.31 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 49 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.530 and a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.93 and he has gone up against 375 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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