Philadelphia Phillies vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (19-51) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (34-34) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Taijuan Walker and JP Sears.

As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 16th in the league. They have a total of 303 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324. The Phillies have accrued 130 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 73 balls out of the park. They have tallied 289 runs batted in as well as 603 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .259. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .423 and have been called out on strikes 616 times, while drawing a walk on 213 occasions.

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The Phillies have a team earned run average of 4.44 on the year (20th in the league), and they have rung up 605 batters. Phillies pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and 324 runs in total (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 212 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.02 as a team for the year. Philadelphia has surrendered 555 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 293 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

The Phillies have sent 228 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 87 base runners so far this year and 40.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 18 saves for the season and have blown 8 out of their 26 save opportunities. The Phillies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 69.2% and has entered the game in 59 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 33 holds on the season (21st in baseball). Phillies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 54 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 1,780 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 562 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 14th in MLB, and they have turned 38 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,340 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in professional baseball.

Walker (60-53 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.24 while he has gone up against 4,062 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 878 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 315 walks. His earned run average is 3.94 (424 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.233. Walker has pitched in 967 innings and has accumulated 864 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Athletics hold a slugging % of .356 and they score 3.63 runs per game (30th in the league). They have 95 doubles, while getting a free base 238 times and earning 254 runs. Oakland has accounted for 66 long balls so far this year as well as 246 RBIs. They have struck out on 642 occasions (5th in baseball) and have accounted for 516 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have a team on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .223 over the course of the season.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.588 with a FIP of 5.57 as a staff so far this season. They rank 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 655. The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 449 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 6.24 (426 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.70 (527 strikeouts vs 320 free passes). They have conceded 105 HR's and they allow 6.58 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.8% out of their 130 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Athletics have 21 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB with a save rate of 45.5%, and they have dispatched 236 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have earned 10 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 51 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 560 assists, 40 errors and have earned a total of 1,842 putouts so far this season. In their 5,526 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (21st in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Sears has given up 128 hits while he has tallied 116 K's in 139 innings. Sears (7-6 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.00 ERA and has allowed 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 62 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.199 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.97 and he has gone up against 573 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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