Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (50-112 last season) will try to beat the Boston Red Sox (78-84 last year) on Monday. The pitchers expected to start will be Tanner Houck and Joe Boyle.

The Red Sox accumulated 339 two-baggers as a squad and hit 182 baseballs out of the park. Boston had a slugging percentage of .424 and struck out 1,372 times, while drawing a walk on 486 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox notched 4.8 runs per game, which was 11th in baseball. They had 734 runs batted in and 1,437 base knocks last season, while their team batting average came in at .258. They had a total of 772 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324.

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The Red Sox had a team earned run average of 4.52 in the previous season (21st in baseball), and their staff rung up 1,423 batters. Red Sox pitchers relinquished 208 home runs in addition to 776 runs in total (21st in the league). Their pitching staff walked 497 batters and their FIP came in at 4.37 as a squad in the prior season. Boston surrendered 1,416 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 718 earned runs. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.34.

Red Sox relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on 117 times as well as having 150 games in high leverage situations. The bullpen earned 67 holds for the previous season (27th in MLB). The Red Sox relief pitchers had a save percentage of 72.9% and entered the game in 127 save situations. They earned 43 saves during the previous year and did not convert 16 of 59 save opportunities. The relievers inherited 178 base runners last season and 31.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Red Sox dispatched 514 relief pitchers to the hill in the previous season.

The Boston Red Sox earned a total of 4,290 putouts over the course of last season, as well as 1,429 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate held at .982 which had them ranked 28th in MLB, and earned 137 double plays. The Red Sox converted 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,870 innings, which had them sitting at 28th in baseball.

Houck (15-19 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.57 while he has faced 1,058 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 216 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 93 free passes. His earned run average is 3.86 (108 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.226. Houck has taken the hill for 252 innings and is sitting with 263 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Athletics had a team slugging % of .370 and they averaged 3.61 runs per game (30th in MLB). They hit 225 doubles, while taking a walk 498 times as well as putting up 585 runs. Oakland tallied 171 home runs last year in addition to 563 RBIs. They struck out on 1,496 occasions (6th in baseball) and accounted for 1,187 base hits. The Oakland Athletics compiled a team on-base percentage of .298 as well as a batting average of .223 for the prior year.

The Oakland pitching staff surrendered 924 runs in the previous season while having a team ERA of 5.49 (865 earned runs conceded). They gave up 213 homers and they gave up 5.86 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Athletics had a team WHIP of 1.521 and were the owners of a FIP of 5.05 as a staff over the course of last season. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,300 strikeouts against 694 bases on balls). They were ranked 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,464.

Oakland bullpen pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 39.7% of 282 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound 171 times in high leverage situations in addition to 179 occasions with base runners. Wrapping up the year with 119 save situations, the Athletics had 61 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. They were ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 52.7%, and they dispatched 532 relievers to the mound last season. Oakland called on relievers to step onto the mound in 55 save opportunities and they came away with 29 saves.

The Oakland Athletics had 124 double plays and earned a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in baseball). The Athletics recorded 1,269 assists, 102 errors and earned 4,259 putouts over the course of last year. In their 12,777 innings on the field, the Athletics finished with a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Boyle has given up 8 base knocks while earning 15 strikeouts in 16 frames. He has given up a total of 3 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.813 and having a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.00 and he has faced 60 hitters in his MLB career. Boyle (2-0 career mark) has earned a 1.69 ERA and has conceded 4.5 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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