Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, July 17, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Boston Red Sox (50-44) are hitting the road to Oakland Coliseum on Monday where they will play the Oakland Athletics (25-69). The starting pitchers will be Nick Pivetta and Luis Medina.

The Red Sox have accumulated 211 doubles as a team and have knocked 101 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .432 and have been called out on strikes 760 times, while taking a walk on 294 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball. They have earned 444 RBI's in addition to 842 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is .264. They have racked up 463 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .332.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 4.38 on the campaign (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 789 batters. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 121 long balls in addition to 437 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 266 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.39 as a team this year. Boston has conceded 806 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 400 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 60 times in addition to having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 38 holds on the year (26th in baseball). The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 77.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. They have recorded 27 saves on the year and have blown 8 out of their 35 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 93 base runners on the campaign with 30.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 282 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Red Sox have turned 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,398 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 21st in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 2,466 putouts on the year, in addition to 826 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 30th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 77 double plays.

Pivetta has taken the ball for 810 innings and has 865 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Pivetta (45-55 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.51 while he has gone up against 3,503 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 5.00 (450 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.383. He has conceded 798 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 322 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have tallied an OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .222 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 867 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 690 hits. Oakland has recorded 87 long balls on the year to go along with 327 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .355 and they average 3.62 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have put up 123 two-baggers, while getting a free base 306 times as well as scoring 340 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.567 and have a FIP of 5.27 as a team this season. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 886. The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 592 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 6.08 (559 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (749 strikeouts against 410 bases on balls). They have conceded 133 home runs and they surrender 6.44 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Sitting with 55 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 24 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 30 save opportunities and they have tallied 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 180 inherited base runners. They rank 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 46.7%, and they have sent 315 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 68 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 739 assists, 56 errors and have accumulated 2,481 putouts this season. In their 7,443 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (28th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Medina has surrendered 64 base knocks while he has earned 58 punch outs in 59 frames. Medina (2-7 record in his career) has a 6.34 ERA while surrendering 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 42 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.609 and a FIP of 5.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.81 and he has faced 270 batters in his pro baseball career.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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