Oakland Athletics vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+150) Miami (-175)

loanDepot park is the site where the Miami Marlins (29-28) will attempt to defeat the Oakland Athletics (12-46) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +150 while the Marlins are coming in at -175. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Medina and Eury Perez.

The Athletics have accumulated 74 two-baggers as a team and have hit 57 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging rate of .353 and have struck out 535 times, while being walked on 190 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.5 runs per game, which is 30th in MLB. They have compiled 193 RBI's and 419 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .219. They have tallied 200 runs scored and have an OBP of .299.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 6.63 so far this year (30th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 439 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 99 home runs and 395 total runs (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 265 opposing batters and their FIP is 5.89 as a unit this year. Oakland has relinquished 554 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 375 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.66 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.61.

The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 28.6% and has come into the game in 28 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 base runners this season with 40.6% of them crossed home plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 67 times and also have had 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 197 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have a total of 13 holds on the season (30th in the league). They have accumulated 4 saves for the year and have missed out on 10 out of their 14 save opportunities.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 1,527 putouts on the year, in addition to 448 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 24th in the majors, and they have twisted 44 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of 4,581 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

Medina (0-4 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 7.33 while he has gone up against 120 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 28 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 10 free passes. His ERA is 6.83 (21 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.373. Medina has pitched in 27 innings and has earned 24 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Miami Marlins have earned an on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .257 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 484 occasions (16th in the league) and have recorded 493 base knocks. Miami has accumulated 54 home runs for the season as well as 199 runs batted in. The Marlins hold a team SLG% of .392 and they are scoring 3.68 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have recorded 80 two-baggers, while getting a free base 160 times and scoring 210 runs.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.347 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a staff this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (526 strikeouts against 204 bases on balls). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 479. They have relinquished 64 home runs and they relinquish 4.69 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have yielded 264 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.38 (247 earned runs relinquished).

Miami has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 15 saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 203 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 78 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.6% of 107 inherited runners. With 61 save situations, the Marlins have 36 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 53 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Marlins have 505 assists, 33 errors and are sitting with 1,522 putouts for the season. In 4,566 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (24th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Perez has allowed 13 base hits while earning 19 punch outs in 19 frames. Perez (2-1 career win-loss mark) holds a 2.84 ERA while surrendering 6.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 6 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and having a FIP of 4.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and he has gone up against 79 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+150)

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