Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+135) Milwaukee (-155)

The Oakland Athletics (14-50) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (34-29). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +135 and the Brewers are coming in at -155. The total has been set at 9.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Paul Blackburn and Julio Teheran.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.6 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league. They have accumulated 230 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .305. The Athletics have accumulated 89 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 62 balls out of the park. They have tallied 222 runs batted in as well as 478 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .225. Oakland is slugging .359 and have been rung up 587 times, while drawing a walk on 213 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.60 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.62. Athletics pitchers have conceded 102 home runs in addition to 430 runs in total (30th in baseball). Oakland has surrendered 610 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 408 earned runs. The Athletics have an ERA of 6.57 over the course of the season (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 476 batters. They have walked 297 players from the other team and their FIP is 5.78 as a squad this season.

Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 75 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 15 holds this season (30th in the league). The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 31.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 32 save situations. They have compiled 5 saves on the year and have blown 11 of 16 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners this year with 41.7% of those players ended up scoring. The Athletics have dispatched 217 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Athletics have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,031 innings, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have 1,677 putouts on the year, as well as 502 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which is 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays.

Blackburn (13-17 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.47 while he has gone up against 1,112 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 288 base knocks (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 72 free passes. His ERA is 5.12 (147 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.394. Blackburn has pitched in 258 innings and has tallied 175 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Brewers have a team slugging % of .382 and they tally 4.11 runs per game (25th in the league). They have notched 78 doubles, while taking a walk 211 times and scoring 255 runs. Milwaukee has recorded 73 home runs this season to go along with 244 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 575 instances (5th in MLB) and have totaled 470 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .231 this year.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.274 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.65 as a staff so far this season. They are sitting at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 504. The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 267 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.01 (244 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (491 strikeouts against 194 bases on balls). They have allowed 82 HR's and they concede 4.39 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Sitting with 53 save situations, the Brewers have earned 32 holds and also 5 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 20 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 50 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 76 inherited base runners. They are ranked 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 191 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Brewers have racked up 548 assists, 26 errors and have accumulated 1,644 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 4,932 innings played, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (3rd in the majors).

Teheran (79-79 career record) holds a 3.78 ERA and has conceded 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and he has faced 5,894 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 593 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and a FIP of 4.3. So far in his career, Teheran has allowed 1,246 hits and he has 1,217 strikeouts in 1,413 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+135)

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