Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, May 8, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+175) New York (-205)

The Oakland Athletics (8-27) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Monday where they will compete against the New York Yankees (18-17). The moneyline on this contest has Oakland at +175 while New York is coming in at -205. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be JP Sears and Nestor Cortes Jr.

The Athletics have compiled 49 doubles as a team and have hit 37 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging rate of .382 and have been called out on strikes 319 times, while taking a walk on 113 occasions. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have accumulated 130 runs batted in and 265 hits on the season, and their batting average comes in at .232. They have 136 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .313.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.41 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.74. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 57 home runs and also 256 runs in total (30th in MLB). Oakland has allowed 343 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 243 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 7.29 on the year (30th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 252 hitters. They have walked 179 opposing hitters and their FIP is 6.20 as a team for the year.

Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 46 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 12 holds so far this year (27th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 30.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 26 save situations. They have recorded 4 saves on the season and have blown 9 of 13 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 base runners on the campaign with 45.1% of those runners ended up scoring. The Athletics have dispatched 124 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Athletics have turned 66.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,700 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 900 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 253 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them ranked 29th in baseball, and have earned 25 double plays.

Sears has taken the ball for 102 innings and is sitting with 85 strikeouts so far in his career. Sears (6-5 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.49 while going up against 420 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.24 (48 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.255. He has surrendered 97 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 31 walks.

New York has a total of 40 home runs so far this season as well as 126 RBIs. They have hit 39 doubles, while taking a walk 102 times as well as recording 133 runs. The New York Yankees hold an OBP of .298 as well as a team batting average of .228 this year. The Yankees have a SLG% of .378 and they are earning 3.91 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have struck out on 278 occasions (21st in MLB) and have totaled 251 base hits.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.170 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.50 (316 strikeouts against 109 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 242. They have allowed 33 homers and they give up 3.87 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have conceded 129 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.54 (118 earned runs yielded).

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.8% out of 46 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with runners on base. With 23 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 12 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They sit at 14th in baseball holding a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 98 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 11 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves.

In their 2,700 innings on the diamond, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (5th in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (17th in baseball). The Yankees have 273 assists, 16 errors and have earned 900 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Cortes Jr has conceded 310 base hits while earning 381 punch outs in 363 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 150 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and having a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.46 and he has gone up against 1,495 batters in his career. Cortes Jr (22-11 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.72 ERA while surrendering 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-205) and under 8 runs

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