Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (17-50) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (48-20) at Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Yonny Chirinos and Hogan Harris.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 5.8 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have tallied 391 runs and hold an OBP of .339. The Rays have accrued 123 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 112 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 374 runs batted in and 603 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is at .264. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .474 and have struck out 572 times, while being walked on 230 occasions.

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The Rays have an ERA of 3.57 on the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 576 hitters. Rays pitchers have conceded 68 home runs in addition to 251 runs in total (3rd in the league). They have walked 219 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a unit on the year. Tampa Bay has allowed 505 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 239 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Rays have dispatched 220 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 84 runners on the season and 29.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 20 saves so far this season and have missed out on 14 out of their 34 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.8% and stepped onto the hill in 73 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 39 holds on the season (9th in the league). Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 55 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have transformed 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,427 innings, which ranks them 1st in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 1,809 putouts for the season, in addition to 632 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays.

Chirinos has thrown 276 innings and has earned 220 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 3.42 (105 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.116. He has given up 239 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 69 free passes. Chirinos (18-11 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.13 while facing 1,117 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Oakland has recorded 65 long balls over the course of the season as well as 237 RBIs. They have recorded 92 doubles, while getting a free base 229 times and scoring 245 runs. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated an on-base percentage of .307 and a team batting average of .224 this season. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .359 and they are scoring 3.66 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 616 occasions (5th in MLB) and have notched a total of 497 base hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.601 in addition to having a FIP of 5.67 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (504 strikeouts vs 310 walks). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 630. They have conceded 104 homers and they relinquish 6.73 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 439 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 6.39 (417 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 42 save situations, the Athletics have earned 21 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 75 times in high leverage situations in addition to 79 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.9% out of 127 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 40.0%, and they have sent 230 relievers to the mound on the season.

In 5,283 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (23rd in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 50 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 526 assists, 38 errors and have earned a total of 1,761 putouts on the season.

Harris (1-0 mark in his career) has a 6.46 ERA while allowing 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.33 and he has gone up against 64 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 11 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and having a FIP of 4.5. In his MLB career, Harris has given up 11 hits while he has earned 12 punch outs in 15 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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