Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+185) New York (-215)

The New York Yankees (18-17) welcome the Oakland Athletics (8-27) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Oakland at +185 while New York is sitting at -215. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Drew Rucinski and Clarke Schmidt.

Oakland has a slugging percentage of .375 and have struck out 325 times, while taking a walk on 114 occasions. They have tallied 131 runs batted in as well as 269 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .230. The Athletics have hit 49 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 37 balls out of the park. They have tallied 137 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 25th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.43 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.73. Athletics pitchers have given up 58 home runs and 261 runs in total (30th in MLB). Oakland has surrendered 352 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 248 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 7.25 for the year (30th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 257 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 180 opposing hitters and their FIP is 6.15 as a team over the course of the season.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 47 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 12 holds on the year (27th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have compiled a save rate of 30.8% and has come into the game in 26 save situations. They have recorded 4 saves this year and have blown 9 out of their 13 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 72 base runners for the year with 45.8% of them ended up scoring. The Athletics have sent 126 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 924 putouts on the campaign, as well as 257 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have 25 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,772 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in MLB.

Rucinski (4-6 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.76 while he has gone up against 293 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 78 hits (11.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 29 free passes. His earned run average is 5.68 (40 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.689. Rucinski has thrown 63 innings and has accumulated 48 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

New York has knocked in 42 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 133 runs batted in. They have hit 42 two-baggers, while walking 109 times and notching 140 runs. The New York Yankees have earned a team on-base percentage of .300 as well as a team batting average of .230 for the year. The Yankees have a SLG% of .384 and they score 4.00 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 284 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 262 hits.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.178 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a squad on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (330 strikeouts against 112 free passes). They rank 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 252. They have allowed 35 dingers and they allow 3.99 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 137 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.61 (124 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 23 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 12 holds and 4 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have recorded 7 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 33 times in high leverage situations and also on 36 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of 46 inherited runners. They sit at 13th in baseball with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 103 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

In 2,784 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (6th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in the majors). The Yankees have 281 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 928 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Schmidt has given up 105 hits while earning 105 punch outs in 99 innings. He has allowed a total of 48 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.475 and having a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.50 and he has gone up against 447 hitters during his pro baseball career. Schmidt (5-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.33 ERA and has surrendered 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-215)

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