Cleveland Guardians vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-200) Oakland (+170)

The Oakland Athletics (1-2) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (3-1) at Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at -200 and the Athletics are at +170. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Shane Bieber and JP Sears.

Cleveland is slugging .331 and have struck out 28 times, while taking a walk on 16 occasions. They have amassed 13 runs batted in as well as 31 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .223. The Guardians have accounted for 6 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 3 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 17 runs and have an on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 12th in baseball.

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Guardians pitchers have allowed 2 long balls and also 12 total runs (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 8 hitters and their FIP comes in at 2.83 as a team over the course of the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 4.38 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 0.94. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 2.75 for the season (10th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 35 hitters.

The Guardians have converted 73.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 324 innings, which has them ranked 9th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 108 putouts for the season, in addition to 30 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which is 18th in the majors, and have earned 2 double plays.

Bieber has taken the ball for 709 innings and has accounted for 834 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 3.15 (248 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.096. He has given up 624 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 153 walks. Bieber (54-26 career mark) has earned a FIP of 2.99 while he has faced 2,860 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Oakland has knocked in 1 long ball on the campaign as well as 3 RBIs. They have put up 3 doubles, while getting a free base 10 times and scoring 3 runs. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with an on-base percentage of .267 in addition to a team batting average of .178 on the season. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .244 and they score 1.00 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have been rung up on 26 instances (18th in baseball) and have totaled 16 base knocks.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.444 in addition to having a FIP of 5.03 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.75 (21 strikeouts vs 12 free passes). They are sitting at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 27. They have given up 4 long balls and they give up 6.67 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 20 runs on the season while having an ERA of 6.33 (19 earned runs conceded).

Out of their 243 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (16th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 3 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .964 (29th in baseball). The Athletics have 26 assists, 4 errors and have accounted for 81 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Sears has surrendered 67 hits while he has totaled 51 punch outs in 70 innings pitched. Sears (6-3 career record) has earned a 3.86 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 30 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.286 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and he has faced 288 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-200)

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