Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (25-71) will take on the Boston Red Sox (51-44) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brayan Bello and Ken Waldichuk.

The Red Sox have hit 219 doubles as a team and have hit 104 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston owns a slugging percentage of .436 and have struck out 775 times, while taking a walk on 301 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB. They have 461 RBI's in addition to 866 hits on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .265. They have accumulated 481 runs scored while having a team OBP of .333.

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The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.34 on the campaign (17th in the league), and their staff has rung up 819 batters. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 121 home runs and 442 runs in total (21st in the league). They have walked 277 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.35 as a unit on the year. Boston has given up 812 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 405 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.96 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 77.1% and stepped onto the hill in 73 save situations. The relievers have inherited 93 runners this year with 30.1% of them earned a run for their team. Red Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 60 times and also have had 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 286 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have racked up 38 holds on the campaign (26th in MLB). They have earned 27 saves on the year and have missed out on 8 out of their 35 chances to get a save.

The Red Sox have transformed 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,560 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 2,520 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 837 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which is 30th in MLB, and they have turned 80 double plays.

Bello has taken the mound for 143 innings and has 130 strikeouts in his MLB career. Bello (9-13 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.53 and he has gone up against 629 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.77 (60 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.430. He has surrendered 156 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) with 49 free passes.

Oakland has tallied 88 home runs for the season as well as 331 runs batted in. They have recorded 126 two-baggers, while walking 313 times as well as putting up 344 runs. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated a team OBP of .299 in addition to a batting average of .221 for the season. The Athletics have a SLG% of .353 and they score 3.58 runs per game (30th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 894 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 698 hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.561 and have a FIP of 5.25 as a pitching staff so far this season. They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 902. The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 604 runs this season while having a team ERA of 6.08 (571 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (765 strikeouts vs 417 walks). They have conceded 135 home runs and they allow 6.43 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.7% of 184 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 112 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on base. With 56 save situations, the Athletics have 24 holds and 17 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 45.2%, and they have sent 320 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 31 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 70 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 756 assists, 56 errors and have accumulated 2,535 putouts this season. In 7,605 innings played, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (28th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Waldichuk has conceded 125 hits while tallying 106 punch outs in 110 innings. He has surrendered 75 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.640 and having a FIP of 5.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.89 and he has faced 507 hitters during his pro baseball career. Waldichuk (4-8 record in his career) has a 6.12 earned run average while allowing 10.2 hits per nine innings.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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