San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Oakland Athletics (30-80) host the San Francisco Giants (61-49) at Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at -218 and Oakland is sitting at +180. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Alex Wood and Luis Medina.

The Giants have compiled 183 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 125 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco is slugging .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,031 times, while taking a walk on 366 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which is 17th in MLB. They have 474 runs batted in as well as 891 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .241. They have notched a total of 488 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .316.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Giants pitchers have conceded 114 long balls in addition to 461 runs in total (8th in baseball). San Francisco has surrendered 924 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 418 earned runs. The Giants have an ERA of 3.83 so far this season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 940 batters. They have walked 281 batters and their FIP is 3.88 as a unit this year.

The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 112 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 130 base runners over the course of the season with 30.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 95 times in addition to having 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 338 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have recorded 52 holds for the season (20th in the league). They have recorded 42 saves this season and have blown 16 of their 58 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 2,945 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,092 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 25th in the majors, and they have turned 102 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,835 innings on the field, which ranks them 20th in MLB.

Wood (76-64 career record) holds a FIP of 3.62 while he has gone up against 4,968 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,123 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 345 walks. His ERA is 3.75 (493 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.240. Wood has taken the hill for 1,184 frames and has racked up 1,119 strikeouts during his career.

Oakland has compiled 106 long balls on the year as well as 378 RBIs. They have notched 148 doubles, while walking 363 times and racking up 393 runs. The Oakland Athletics have tallied an OBP of .302 in addition to a batting average of .222 on the season. The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .360 and they are scoring 3.57 runs per game (30th in the league). They have struck out on 1,011 instances (7th in MLB) and have recorded 803 hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.533 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.19 as a staff on the year. They come in at 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,014. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 667 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.89 (632 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (877 strikeouts vs 465 bases on balls). They have relinquished 154 long balls and they surrender 6.22 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.7% out of 212 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 136 occasions with runners on base. With 68 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 30 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 29th in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 367 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 78 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (28th in the majors). The Athletics have racked up 875 assists, 67 errors and have accounted for 2,895 putouts over the course of the season. In their 8,685 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Medina has allowed 75 base knocks while he has earned 76 punch outs in 75 innings pitched. Medina (3-8 record in his career) holds a 5.35 earned run average and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 45 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.467 and a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.11 and he has faced 334 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

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

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