San Diego Padres vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, September 15, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-218) Oakland (+180)

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (46-100) will try to beat the San Diego Padres (69-78) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Padres at -218 while the Athletics are priced at +180. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Seth Lugo and Sean Newcomb.

The Padres have earned 246 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 190 baseballs out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging rate of .412 and have been called out on strikes 1,192 times, while drawing a walk on 586 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in the league. They have accumulated 647 runs batted in in addition to 1,173 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .241. They have racked up 674 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .326.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Padres pitchers have allowed 162 home runs and also 614 total runs (7th in MLB). San Diego has yielded 1,170 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 567 earned runs. The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.92 on the campaign (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,290 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 506 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a unit for the year.

The Padres have sent 458 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 157 base runners on the season and 42.7% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 30 saves on the season and have not converted 25 of their 55 save chances. The Padres relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 54.5% and has come into the game in 128 save situations. The relievers have a total of 72 holds this year (19th in the league). Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 101 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,718 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in professional baseball. The San Diego Padres are sitting with 3,906 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,300 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 8th in the majors, and have accumulated 120 double plays.

Lugo has thrown 620 innings and has racked up 627 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.54 (244 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.178. He has given up 564 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 167 free passes. Lugo (38-31 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.67 and he has faced 2,570 batters in the major leagues.

Oakland has 156 long balls so far this year to go along with 519 RBIs. They have recorded 207 doubles, while getting a free base 453 times as well as putting up 539 runs. The Oakland Athletics have recorded a team on-base percentage of .300 and a batting average of .225 for the season. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .373 and they score 3.69 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have struck out on 1,337 instances (7th in MLB) and have earned 1,078 base hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 838 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.53 (786 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 194 dingers and they give up 5.90 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.525 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.07 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,163 strikeouts against 623 free passes). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,328.

Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.2% out of their 263 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 163 times in high leverage situations and also on 168 occasions with base runners. With 111 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 56 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in the league holding a save rate of 51.9%, and they have sent 486 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 52 save chances and they have converted 27 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 112 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in baseball). The Athletics have recorded 1,150 assists, 87 errors and have a total of 3,839 putouts so far this year. In 11,517 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (27th in the majors).

Newcomb (27-24 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.41 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and he has faced 1,843 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 205 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.452 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. During his MLB career, Newcomb has given up 382 base knocks while earning 429 K's in 418 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+180)

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