Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+225) Tampa Bay (-265)

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (6-0) will take on the Oakland Athletics (2-4) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +225 while the Rays are sitting at -265. The total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Shintaro Fujinami and Jeffrey Springs.

The Athletics have recorded 10 doubles as a squad and have hit 6 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .342 and have struck out 52 times, while taking a walk on 22 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.7 runs per outing, which is 22nd in the league. They have recorded 21 RBI's as well as 40 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .201. They have accumulated 22 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .283.

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The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.79 for the season (27th in MLB), and they have struck out 47 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 27 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.55 as a team over the course of the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.74 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.55. Athletics pitchers have yielded 6 home runs and also 41 runs (27th in the league).

The Athletics have turned 65.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 504 innings, which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have amassed 168 putouts this year, in addition to 52 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .965 which is 30th in pro baseball, and they have turned 4 double plays.

Fujinami has taken the ball for 2 frames and has racked up 4 K's so far in his MLB career. Fujinami (0-1 career record) holds a FIP of 3.63 and he has gone up against 15 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 30.86 (8 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 3.429. He has conceded 5 hits (19.3 hits per 9 innings) with 3 free passes.

Tampa Bay has recorded 13 home runs for the year and 43 RBIs. They have 13 doubles, while walking 19 times and putting up 44 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .348 in addition to a team batting average of .284 for the year. The Rays have a team SLG% of .542 and they average 7.33 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 44 instances (27th in MLB) and have a total of 57 hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 13 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 2.00 (12 earned runs given up). They have yielded 2 homers and they concede 2.17 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Rays have a WHIP of 1.019 with a FIP of 2.77 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 (51 strikeouts vs 15 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 40.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 6 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in baseball). The Rays have racked up 49 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 162 putouts for the year. In their 486 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.3% (8th in MLB).

Springs (20-10 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.49 ERA and has allowed 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.44 and he has faced 1,142 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 105 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.252 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Springs has surrendered 249 base hits while he has totaled 310 strikeouts in 270 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+225)

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