Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (32-56) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (55-31) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Cade Povich and Hogan Harris.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .459 and have been called out on strikes 693 times, while drawing a walk on 236 occasions. They have 433 RBI's as well as 755 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .254. The Orioles have tallied 153 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 140 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 444 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.2 runs/g, which puts them at 1st in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 80 home runs in addition to 327 total runs (4th in the league). Baltimore has conceded 648 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 290 earned runs. The Orioles have an earned run average of 3.37 over the course of the season (2nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 732 batters. They have walked 250 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.69 as a squad on the year.

Orioles relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 98 times and also have had 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 73 holds on the season (1st in MLB). The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 67.4% and has entered the game in 116 save situations. They have 29 saves this year and have blown 14 out of their 43 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 135 runners on the year with 25.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Orioles have dispatched 292 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 2,323 putouts thus far, in addition to 727 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 5th in MLB, and have 47 double plays. The Orioles have turned 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,969 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in pro baseball.

Povich has pitched in 26 innings and is sitting with 17 strikeouts in his career. Povich (1-2 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.06 and he has faced 114 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.12 (12 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.260. He has conceded 23 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 10 free passes.

The Athletics have a SLG% of .375 and they score 3.61 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have notched 121 doubles, while taking a walk 267 times as well as putting up 318 runs. Oakland has a total of 101 home runs on the campaign to go along with 304 runs batted in. They have struck out on 852 instances (2nd in MLB) and are sitting with 648 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an on-base percentage of .293 and a team batting average of .222 so far this season.

The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 419 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.37 (376 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 88 homers and they allow 4.87 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.351 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (646 strikeouts vs 289 free passes). They come in at 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 758.

Oakland has had relief pitchers take the mound in 30 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. They rank 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have sent 277 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 90 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.6% out of 129 inherited runners. With 84 save situations, the Athletics have earned 53 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Athletics have accrued 763 assists, 50 errors and have earned 2,326 putouts this season. In their 6,978 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (25th in baseball).

During his career, Harris has surrendered 105 base hits while tallying 87 punch outs in 102 innings pitched. Harris (4-8 career win-loss record) has a 5.64 earned run average while conceding 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 64 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.438 and a FIP of 5.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and he has faced 453 opposing hitters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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