Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-162) Oakland (+136)

The Oakland Athletics (1-3) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (2-2) at Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Red Sox at -162 while the Athletics are sitting at +136. The total is 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Brayan Bello and Alex Wood.

The Red Sox have earned 4 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 4 balls out of the stadium. Boston has a slugging percentage of .357 and have been called out on strikes 41 times, while being walked on 11 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 3.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in baseball. They have accounted for 14 RBI's in addition to 32 hits on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .229. They have racked up 14 runs while holding a team OBP of .285.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 7.50 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 0.83. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 3 home runs and 10 total runs (4th in the league). Boston has surrendered 23 base hits (5.9 per 9 innings) and 8 earned runs. The Red Sox have an ERA of 2.04 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 45 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 6 opposing batters and their FIP is 2.87 as a team for the season.

The Red Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 6 save situations. The relievers have inherited 6 runners for the year and 33.3% of those players crossed home plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 5 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 13 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 3 holds for the season (4th in baseball). They have accumulated 2 saves so far this season and have not converted 1 out of their 3 save opportunities.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 106 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 27 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 14th in the majors, and they have turned 1 double play. The Red Sox have turned 73.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 318 innings, which ranks them 4th in pro baseball.

Bello has pitched in 219 innings and has accounted for 189 K's during his MLB career. Bello (15-19 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.15 and he has gone up against 956 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.35 (106 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.445. He has given up 245 base knocks (10.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 72 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have earned an OBP of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .216 this year. They have struck out on 38 occasions (9th in MLB) and have 27 hits. Oakland has accounted for 2 home runs over the course of the season as well as 11 RBIs. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .336 and they have an average of 2.75 runs per outing (27th in MLB). They have 5 two-baggers, while taking a walk 13 times as well as putting up 11 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.611 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.69 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 6.80 (27 strikeouts vs 16 free passes). They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 42. They have conceded 2 homers and they relinquish 7.25 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 29 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 6.00 (24 earned runs yielded).

With 2 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 1 hold and 1 blown save. Oakland has called on relievers to take the mound in 1 save opportunity and they have walked away with 0 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 1 times in high leverage situations and on 3 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 3 inherited base runners. They rank 26th in the league holding a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 13 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

In their 324 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 62.4% (26th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have turned 2 double plays and have a fielding rate of .947 (30th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 35 assists, 8 errors and have earned 108 putouts this season.

Wood (76-66 career mark) has a 3.77 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.21 and he has gone up against 5,133 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 512 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.246 and a FIP of 3.6. So far in his career, Wood has surrendered 1,167 base hits while he has accumulated 1,143 strikeouts in 1,222 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+136)

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