Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Oakland Athletics (28-74) are on their way to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (54-46). The expected starting pitchers will be Ken Waldichuk and Alex Cobb.

Oakland is slugging .357 and have been called out on strikes 938 times, while being walked on 337 occasions. They have earned 351 runs batted in in addition to 741 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is at .221. The Athletics have accumulated 137 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 96 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 364 runs while having a team OBP of .301. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53. Athletics pitchers have conceded 144 home runs in addition to 622 runs in total (30th in MLB). Oakland has given up 938 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 588 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.89 on the season (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 813 batters. They have walked 436 hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.23 as a squad so far this season.

The Athletics have dispatched 338 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 196 runners on the campaign with 38.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 17 saves on the year and have blown 18 of their 35 chances to get a save. The Athletics relievers have earned a save percentage of 48.6% and has entered the game in 66 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 29 holds on the season (30th in baseball). Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 126 times and also have had 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have a total of 2,697 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 815 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which puts them in 28th in pro baseball, and have a total of 72 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,091 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in baseball.

Waldichuk has taken the ball for 114 innings and has accumulated 111 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 6.20 (79 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.648. He has allowed 130 base knocks (10.2 hits per nine innings) with 59 walks. Waldichuk (4-8 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.45 and he has gone up against 527 hitters in the major leagues.

San Francisco has accounted for 116 home runs this year as well as 443 runs batted in. They have hit 166 doubles, while walking 341 times as well as putting up 456 runs. The San Francisco Giants have a team on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .243 this season. The Giants have a team SLG% of .400 and they score 4.56 runs per game (13th in the league). They have struck out on 942 occasions (3rd in MLB) and are sitting with 820 base hits.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.262 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (861 strikeouts vs 265 free passes). They are sitting at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 856. They have allowed 107 long balls and they give up 4.41 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 435 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (395 earned runs conceded).

With 96 save situations, the Giants have earned 45 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. San Francisco has had relievers enter the contest in 49 save chances and they have earned 38 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 87 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.4% of 125 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 77.6%, and they have dispatched 305 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

In their 7,998 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (27th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 91 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in pro baseball). The Giants have accrued 972 assists, 65 errors and have amassed 2,666 putouts so far this year.

Cobb (76-71 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.79 ERA while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.86 and he has faced 5,300 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 531 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.279 and a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Cobb has conceded 1,242 base hits while he has tallied 1,058 K's in 1,260 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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