Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Houston Astros (28-21) are hitting the road to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will play the Oakland Athletics (10-42). The men taking the mound will be Framber Valdez and Luis Medina.

The Astros have recorded 82 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 45 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 393 times, while taking a walk on 153 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 16th in baseball. They have 204 RBI's in addition to 399 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .244. They have notched a total of 213 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.54 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Astros pitchers have given up 52 home runs and 175 total runs (1st in MLB). Houston has allowed 382 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 156 earned runs. The Astros have a team earned run average of 3.23 so far this season (1st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 471 batters. They have walked 133 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a team on the campaign.

The Astros relievers have compiled a save rate of 72.2% and has come into the game in 40 save situations. The relievers have inherited 39 base runners over the course of the season with 23.1% of those players crossed home plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 23 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 151 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have a total of 21 holds this season (27th in the league). They have tallied 13 saves for the season and have missed out on 5 of 18 save opportunities.

The Astros have converted 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,912 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have notched a total of 1,304 putouts so far this season, as well as 403 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 41 double plays.

Valdez has taken the ball for 580 innings and is sitting with 569 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Valdez (45-27 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.57 and he has gone up against 2,431 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.27 (211 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.227. He has conceded 491 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 221 free passes.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .362 and they are scoring 3.52 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have put up 68 doubles, while taking a walk 166 times and putting up 183 runs. Oakland is sitting with 54 long balls on the year as well as 177 runs batted in. They have struck out on 489 instances (3rd in MLB) and have tallied 386 hits. The Oakland Athletics hold an on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .222 on the season.

The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 367 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 6.88 (348 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 88 home runs and they concede 7.26 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.666 and have a FIP of 5.98 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (391 strikeouts against 251 free passes). They rank 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 507.

Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 41.2% out of their 102 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 61 times in high leverage situations and on 65 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Athletics have earned 12 holds and 10 blown saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 28.6%, and they have dispatched 177 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 14 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves.

Out of their 4,095 innings on the field, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (26th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have turned 37 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Athletics have racked up 400 assists, 33 errors and are sitting with 1,365 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Medina has conceded 21 base knocks while tallying 19 punch outs in 22 innings pitched. He has allowed 16 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and a FIP of 6.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 96 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Medina (0-3 career win-loss record) has a 6.45 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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