San Diego Padres vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Diego Padres vs Oakland Athletics
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-180) Oakland (+150)
The Oakland Athletics (46-100) welcome the San Diego Padres (69-78) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at -180 and Oakland is coming in at +150. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Matt Waldron and Luis Medina.
The Padres have accounted for 246 doubles as a unit and have hit 190 balls out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .412 and have been called out on strikes 1,192 times, while being walked on 586 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have accrued 647 RBI's as well as 1,173 hits this season, and their average at the plate sits at .241. They have accumulated 674 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326.
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The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.92 this season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,290 hitters. Padres pitchers have allowed 162 home runs and 614 total runs (6th in the league). They have walked 506 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a unit so far this season. San Diego has allowed 1,170 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 567 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.55 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.
Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 101 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 72 holds this season (20th in MLB). The Padres relievers have accumulated a save rate of 54.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 128 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves this year and have not converted 25 of their 55 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 157 base runners this season and 42.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Padres have dispatched 458 relievers to the mound for the year.
The Padres have transformed 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,718 innings, which has them sitting at 8th in pro baseball. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 3,906 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,300 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 8th in pro baseball, and have a total of 120 double plays.
Waldron has thrown 24 frames and has earned 15 strikeouts in his MLB career. Waldron (0-3 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 6.09 while he has gone up against 104 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 5.55 (15 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.274. He has surrendered 24 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 7 free passes.
The Oakland Athletics have tallied a team on-base percentage of .300 and a batting average of .225 this season. They have been rung up on 1,337 occasions (7th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,078 base hits. Oakland has 156 home runs so far this season to go along with 519 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .373 and they are recording 3.69 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have put up 207 doubles, while getting a free base 453 times and putting up 539 runs.
The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 838 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.53 (786 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 194 long balls and they concede 5.90 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.525 in addition to having a FIP of 5.07 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,163 strikeouts vs 623 walks). They rank 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,328.
Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 52 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. They rank 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 51.9%, and they have dispatched 486 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have come in 163 times in high leverage situations and on 168 occasions with base runners. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 39.2% of 263 inherited runners. With 111 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 56 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.
Out of their 11,517 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have turned 112 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 1,150 assists, 87 errors and have earned a total of 3,839 putouts this year.
Medina (3-9 career win-loss record) has a 5.68 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.84 and he has faced 430 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 60 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.547 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. During his pro baseball career, Medina has conceded 98 base knocks while tallying 90 punch outs in 95 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+150)
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