Oakland Athletics vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Oakland Athletics (33-82) are en route to Nationals Park on Friday where they will try to beat the Washington Nationals (50-65). The expected starting pitchers will be Paul Blackburn and Joan Adon.

Oakland is slugging .361 and have been called out on strikes 1,050 times, while drawing a walk on 377 occasions. They have accumulated 394 RBI's in addition to 836 hits for the season, and their batting average comes in at .222. The Athletics have hit 155 doubles as a squad and have hit 111 balls out of the park. They have 409 runs scored and hold an OBP of .301. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Athletics pitchers have allowed 155 home runs and 685 runs in total (30th in the league). Oakland has given up 1,050 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 648 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.77 for the year (30th in baseball), and they have rung up 930 hitters. They have walked 489 hitters and their FIP is 5.08 as a unit for the season.

Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 142 times and also have had 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 37 holds over the course of the season (30th in the league). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. They have accumulated 20 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of 40 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 223 base runners for the year and 38.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 386 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 3,030 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 907 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 28th in MLB, and have a total of 80 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 67.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,090 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in the majors.

Blackburn has taken the hill for 309 innings and is sitting with 229 K's during his career. His earned run average is 4.95 (170 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.406. He has conceded 346 base hits (10.1 hits per 9 innings) with 89 walks. Blackburn (15-19 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.28 and he has gone up against 1,340 hitters in the majors.

The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .399 and they score 4.31 runs per game (21st in the league). They have hit 203 two-baggers, while getting a free base 298 times and putting up 496 runs. Washington has hit 104 HRs so far this season as well as 470 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 818 occasions (29th in baseball) and have recorded 1,011 hits. The Washington Nationals have an on-base percentage of .317 and a team batting average of .257 over the course of the season.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.462 and have a FIP of 5.08 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,062. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 589 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.91 (552 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (865 strikeouts against 418 walks). They have surrendered 168 home runs and they surrender 5.24 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% of 169 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 113 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on base. With 106 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 55 holds and 20 blown saves. They rank 18th in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.8%, and they have sent 361 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 51 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 111 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 1,056 assists, 61 errors and have 3,037 putouts so far this season. In their 9,111 innings on the field, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (21st in pro baseball).

Adon (2-12 win-loss record in his career) has a 6.56 ERA and has surrendered 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.70 and he has faced 375 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 59 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.630 and a FIP of 5.1. In his MLB career, Adon has conceded 88 base hits while he has totaled 75 K's in 81 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington and under the total runs

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