Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+210) Cleveland (-250)

The Cleveland Guardians (33-38) welcome the Oakland Athletics (19-55) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Oakland at +210 and Cleveland is at -250. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Medina and Aaron Civale.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.5 runs per game, which has them at 30th in MLB. They have earned 262 runs and have an OBP of .304. The Athletics have accrued 101 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 68 balls out of the park. They have 254 runs batted in as well as 545 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .222. Oakland has a slugging % of .353 and have been called out on strikes 695 times, while taking a walk on 248 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.73 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.56. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 111 long balls and also 465 total runs (30th in baseball). Oakland has allowed 688 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 439 earned runs. The Athletics have an ERA of 6.05 this season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 568 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 328 hitters and their FIP is 5.47 as a team on the season.

The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save rate of 43.5% and stepped onto the hill in 45 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 runners this year and 40.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 86 times as well as having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 247 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have notched 21 holds so far this season (29th in the league). They have recorded 10 saves for the season and have not converted 13 of their 23 save opportunities.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 1,959 putouts so far this season, in addition to 583 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which is 23rd in professional baseball, and they have twisted 52 double plays. The Athletics have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,877 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in pro baseball.

Medina has thrown 39 frames and has accounted for 37 punch outs in his career. Medina (1-6 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 6.07 while facing 176 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 7.55 (33 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.602. He has allowed 45 base hits (10.3 hits per 9 innings) with 18 walks.

Cleveland has tallied 46 HRs for the season to go along with 260 runs batted in. They have notched 128 doubles, while taking a walk 217 times as well as scoring 277 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .245 so far this season. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .368 and they earn 3.90 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 503 instances (29th in MLB) and have recorded 589 hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.292 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.80 (548 strikeouts against 219 walks). They rank 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 603. They have surrendered 74 homers and they relinquish 4.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 299 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.88 (274 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 80 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 41 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to take the mound in 38 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations in addition to 61 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 19.8% out of 81 inherited base runners. They sit at 15th in the league with a save rate of 63.2%, and they have sent 229 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 48 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (14th in baseball). The Guardians have accrued 663 assists, 35 errors and have a total of 1,908 putouts so far this year. In their 5,724 innings played, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (8th in MLB).

Civale (26-23 career record) has earned a 3.98 earned run average and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.52 and he has gone up against 1,557 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 168 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.174 and a FIP of 4.2. In his MLB career, Civale has allowed 351 base knocks and he has 334 punch outs in 380 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+210)

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