Oakland Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

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

The Oakland Athletics (12-49) are traveling to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (31-27). The moneyline on this contest has Oakland at +175 while Pittsburgh is at -205. The total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be James Kaprielian and Mitch Keller.

The Athletics have accrued 79 doubles as a squad and have knocked 57 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .347 and have been rung up 570 times, while taking a walk on 196 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 3.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball. They have earned 198 RBI's and 438 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .217. They have 206 runs scored while having a team OBP of .297.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.66 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.62. Athletics pitchers have allowed 101 home runs in addition to 418 runs in total (30th in baseball). Oakland has yielded 589 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 397 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 6.70 for the season (30th in MLB), and they have struck out 457 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 275 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.82 as a team on the season.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 70 times and also have had 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 13 holds for the season (30th in the league). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save percentage of 28.6% and has come into the game in 28 save situations. They have recorded 4 saves so far this season and have blown 10 of 14 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 111 base runners this season and 42.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Athletics have dispatched 207 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Athletics have turned 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,797 innings on the diamond, ranking them 27th in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have 1,599 putouts this year, in addition to 478 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 24th in baseball, and have earned 44 double plays.

Kaprielian (13-20 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.73 while facing 1,278 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 276 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 124 walks. His ERA is 4.70 (154 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.357. Kaprielian has pitched in 294 innings and has earned 263 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Pittsburgh has a total of 56 HRs over the course of the season and 242 RBIs. They have recorded 111 doubles, while getting a free base 201 times as well as recording 254 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an on-base percentage of .323 and a batting average of .248 this year. The Pirates have a SLG% of .408 and they average 4.38 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 491 occasions (21st in MLB) and have a total of 476 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 244 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.94 (224 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 57 homers and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.330 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (502 strikeouts vs 200 bases on balls). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 481.

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 23 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. They are ranked 6th in baseball with a save rate of 73.9%, and they have dispatched 178 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 50 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 18.5% out of their 65 inherited base runners. With 56 save situations, the Pirates have recorded 32 holds and also 6 blown saves.

Out of their 4,611 innings played, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (19th in pro baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Pirates have 459 assists, 37 errors and have earned a total of 1,537 putouts on the campaign.

Keller (19-30 career mark) has earned a 4.68 earned run average and has allowed 9.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.53 and he has faced 1,777 hitters in his career. He has allowed a total of 210 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.480 and a FIP of 3.9. So far in his MLB career, Keller has conceded 438 base hits while earning 404 K's in 404 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-205)

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