Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Baltimore Orioles (74-47) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will go up against the Oakland Athletics (34-87). The expected starting pitchers are Cole Irvin and Ken Waldichuk.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .419 and have been rung up 1,010 times, while being walked on 384 occasions. They have accumulated 567 RBI's in addition to 1,022 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .250. The Orioles have recorded 227 doubles as a team and have hit 139 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 584 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 7th in the league.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.13 so far this year (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,093 hitters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 136 long balls in addition to 526 runs in total (13th in the league). They have walked 381 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a squad on the season. Baltimore has given up 1,010 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 497 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28.

Orioles pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 145 times and also have had 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 87 holds for the season (1st in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have a save rate of 60.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 153 save situations. They have earned 39 saves for the season and have missed out on 25 out of their 64 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 217 base runners on the season with 37.3% of them ended up scoring. The Orioles have dispatched 412 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 3,252 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,055 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 5th in the majors, and they have twisted 107 double plays. The Orioles have transformed 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 9,756 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball.

Irvin has taken the ball for 457 innings and has tallied 338 punch outs so far in his career. Irvin (22-33 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.31 and he has faced 1,949 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.46 (227 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has given up 482 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 110 free passes.

The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .364 and they score 3.60 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have tallied 167 two-baggers, while getting a free base 391 times as well as recording 435 runs. Oakland has compiled 119 home runs on the year to go along with 420 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,096 occasions (8th in baseball) and have recorded 888 hits. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with a team OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .223 for the year.

The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 717 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.75 (677 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 163 long balls and they allow 6.09 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.544 and have a FIP of 5.10 as a team for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (976 strikeouts against 519 free passes). They come in at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,116.

Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 43 save opportunities and they have converted 20 saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save rate of 46.5%, and they have sent 404 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 141 times in high leverage situations in addition to 148 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.7% out of 237 inherited base runners. Sitting with 85 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 40 holds and 23 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in the majors). The Athletics have 950 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 3,179 putouts this season. Out of their 9,537 innings played, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (29th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Waldichuk has conceded 145 base hits while earning 133 K's in 134 innings. Waldichuk (4-9 career mark) has a 5.78 earned run average while allowing 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 86 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.575 and a FIP of 5.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.02 and he has gone up against 610 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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