Oakland Athletics vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+155) Miami (-180)

The Oakland Athletics (12-47) are en route to loanDepot park on Sunday where they will meet the Miami Marlins (30-28). The odds on this game have Oakland at +155 and Miami is priced at -180. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Paul Blackburn and Sandy Alcantara.

The Athletics have tallied 75 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 57 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging % of .350 and have been called out on strikes 550 times, while drawing a walk on 192 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.4 runs per game, which puts them at 30th in MLB. They have 193 RBI's as well as 424 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .218. They have notched a total of 200 runs scored and have an OBP of .298.

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The Athletics hold a team ERA of 6.60 for the season (30th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 447 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 100 home runs and 399 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 265 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.83 as a unit so far this year. Oakland has given up 563 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 379 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.69 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.60.

Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 67 times as well as having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 13 holds on the campaign (30th in MLB). The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 28.6% and stepped onto the hill in 28 save situations. They have earned 4 saves for the year and have blown 10 out of their 14 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 106 runners over the course of the season and 40.6% of those runners ended up scoring. The Athletics have sent 200 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Athletics have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,653 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have 1,551 putouts so far this season, in addition to 459 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball, and have a total of 44 double plays.

Blackburn (13-17 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.44 while facing 1,088 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 281 hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 70 free passes. His earned run average is 5.04 (142 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.386. Blackburn has taken the hill for 253 innings and has earned 172 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Marlins have a team slugging percentage of .392 and they average 3.69 runs per contest (28th in MLB). They have hit 81 two-baggers, while taking a walk 160 times and notching 214 runs. Miami has accumulated 55 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 203 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 492 occasions (17th in the league) and have totaled 502 base hits. The Miami Marlins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .257 for the year.

The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 264 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.31 (247 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 64 homers and they allow 4.60 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.337 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.13 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (541 strikeouts vs 206 walks). They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 484.

Miami has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. They are ranked 18th in MLB with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 206 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with base runners. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.6% of 107 inherited base runners. With 61 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 36 holds and 10 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 53 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Marlins have racked up 514 assists, 34 errors and have earned 1,549 putouts on the campaign. In 4,647 innings on the diamond, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (25th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Alcantara has allowed 655 hits while totaling 698 K's in 785 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 285 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.152 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 3,211 hitters thus far in his career. Alcantara (36-48 career record) has earned a 3.27 earned run average while surrendering 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+155)

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