San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The San Francisco Giants (59-49) are en route to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Oakland Athletics (30-78). The expected starting pitchers will be Ross Stripling and Paul Blackburn.

The Giants have recorded 180 doubles as a team and have smacked 124 balls out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 1,018 times, while drawing a walk on 364 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 16th in baseball. They have 469 runs batted in and 879 base knocks this season, and their batting average comes in at .241. They have earned 483 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Giants have an ERA of 3.89 this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 928 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 114 long balls and also 459 runs in total (10th in the league). They have walked 277 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.90 as a team for the season. San Francisco has allowed 913 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 416 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.35 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24.

The Giants relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 129 base runners over the course of the season with 31.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Giants relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 94 times in addition to having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 331 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have recorded 48 holds over the course of the season (27th in baseball). They have accumulated 40 saves this season and have blown 16 of their 56 save opportunities.

The Giants have transformed 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,673 innings on the field, which ranks them 20th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have a total of 2,891 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,067 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball, and have a total of 99 double plays.

Stripling (38-42 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.05 while going up against 3,047 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 716 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 170 free passes. His earned run average is 3.92 (320 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.207. Stripling has taken the mound for 734 frames and is sitting with 670 K's in his MLB career.

The Oakland Athletics have compiled a team on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .223 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 996 occasions (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 792 hits. Oakland has a total of 103 home runs this year as well as 375 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .360 and they average 3.61 runs per outing (30th in the league). They have hit 146 two-baggers, while walking 355 times and scoring 390 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 649 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.82 (614 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 149 home runs and they relinquish 6.15 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.523 and have a FIP of 5.15 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (865 strikeouts against 458 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 27th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 987.

Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 36 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves. They are ranked 29th in the league holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 361 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 136 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.7% out of 212 inherited runners. With 68 save situations, the Athletics have earned 30 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 74 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (28th in MLB). The Athletics have racked up 859 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 2,847 putouts for the season. In 8,541 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (28th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Blackburn has given up 344 base knocks and he has 222 K's in 303 innings pitched. Blackburn (15-19 career win-loss record) holds a 5.04 ERA and has surrendered 10.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 170 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.418 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and he has faced 1,316 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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