Oakland Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Oakland Athletics (12-50) are headed to PNC Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-27). The expected starting pitchers will be Hogan Harris and Roansy Contreras.

The Athletics have accounted for 82 doubles as a squad and have hit 57 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland is slugging .347 and have struck out 577 times, while drawing a walk on 200 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 30th in baseball. They have accounted for 202 RBI's and 446 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .218. They have earned a total of 210 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .298.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.64 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.63. Athletics pitchers have given up 101 home runs and 423 runs in total (30th in the league). Oakland has conceded 595 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 402 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 6.69 for the year (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 467 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 285 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 5.80 as a unit for the year.

Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 73 times in addition to having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 14 holds for the year (30th in baseball). The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 26.7% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. They have 4 saves so far this season and have blown 11 out of their 15 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 117 runners this year and 42.7% of those players crossed the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 211 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Athletics have converted 67.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,869 innings on the diamond, ranking them 27th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 1,623 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 483 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them ranked 23rd in MLB, and have accumulated 46 double plays.

Harris has taken the ball for 10 innings and has accounted for 10 strikeouts in his MLB career. Harris (0-0 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.38 while he has faced 43 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 6.97 (8 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.258. He has conceded 7 base knocks (6.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 6 walks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .248 for the season. They have struck out on 501 occasions (21st in MLB) and have totaled 482 base knocks. Pittsburgh has hit 56 home runs for the year as well as 247 runs batted in. The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .406 and they average 4.39 runs per game (17th in the league). They have notched 112 doubles, while taking a walk 211 times and recording 259 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 248 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.92 (227 earned runs given up). They have given up 57 long balls and they yield 4.28 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.330 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (509 strikeouts against 204 free passes). They rank 12th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 489.

Sitting with 58 save situations, the Pirates have compiled 32 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 25 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 53 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 17.9% out of their 67 inherited runners. They rank 9th in the league holding a save percentage of 72.0%, and they have sent 181 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 49 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Pirates have recorded 466 assists, 38 errors and have accumulated 1,564 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 4,692 innings on the diamond, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (19th in baseball).

Contreras (8-9 career record) has earned a 4.09 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 658 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 70 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Contreras has allowed 141 base hits while he has totaled 132 strikeouts in 154 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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