Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-260) Oakland (+220)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (10-43) will meet the Houston Astros (29-21) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -260 and the Athletics are sitting at +220. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cristian Javier and Luis Medina.

Houston has a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 401 times, while taking a walk on 155 occasions. They have compiled 208 RBI's in addition to 408 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .244. The Astros have tallied 83 doubles as a squad and have smacked 45 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 218 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 19th in baseball.

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The Astros hold a team earned run average of 3.21 this year (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 486 batters. Astros pitchers have allowed 53 home runs and also 177 total runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 134 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.68 as a team this season. Houston has relinquished 387 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 158 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.63 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Astros have sent 153 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 39 base runners on the season and 23.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 14 saves this season and have blown 5 out of their 19 save opportunities. The Astros bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 73.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 42 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 22 holds for the year (27th in baseball). Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 23 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have a total of 1,331 putouts this season, in addition to 408 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them ranked 6th in MLB, and they have turned 41 double plays. The Astros have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,993 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball.

Javier (25-13 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.85 while he has faced 1,453 batters in the majors. He has given up 235 base knocks (5.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 136 walks. His ERA is 3.05 (123 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.022. Javier has taken the ball for 363 innings and has tallied 442 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .360 and they are recording 3.49 runs per game (29th in the league). They have put up 68 doubles, while walking 167 times as well as scoring 185 runs. Oakland has a total of 55 HRs on the season to go along with 179 RBIs. They have struck out on 504 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned 391 hits. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated an OBP of .297 in addition to a team batting average of .221 over the course of the season.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.657 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.92 as a unit this year. They come in at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 516. The Oakland pitching staff have given up 372 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 6.83 (352 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (399 strikeouts vs 253 bases on balls). They have conceded 88 home runs and they allow 7.22 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 14 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves. They sit at 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 28.6%, and they have dispatched 180 relievers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 61 times in high leverage situations and on 65 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 41.2% of 102 inherited runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Athletics have 12 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 39 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 406 assists, 34 errors and have accounted for 1,392 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,176 innings played, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (27th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Medina has allowed 21 base knocks while he has earned 19 punch outs in 22 innings pitched. Medina (0-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 6.45 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 16 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.254 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 96 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-260)

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