Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Boston Red Sox (3-2) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (1-4). The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Pivetta and Ross Stripling.

The Red Sox have accounted for 6 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 4 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston has a slugging % of .349 and have been rung up 52 times, while being walked on 18 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. They have tallied 21 runs batted in as well as 41 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .234. They have earned 23 runs scored and have an OBP of .303.

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The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 1.42 on the campaign (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 58 batters. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 3 home runs and also 10 runs (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 6 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 2.32 as a squad over the course of the season. Boston has allowed 27 base hits (5.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 7 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 9.67 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 0.75.

The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 7 save situations. The relievers have inherited 6 runners so far this year and 33.3% of those players earned a run for their team. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 5 times as well as having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 14 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have tallied 3 holds so far this year (7th in the league). They have recorded 3 saves for the year and have blown 1 of their 4 save opportunities.

The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 133 putouts thus far, as well as 37 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 12th in the majors, and have accumulated 1 double play. The Red Sox have turned 74.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 399 innings, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

Pivetta (50-60 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.39 and he has gone up against 3,812 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 853 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 341 walks. His ERA is 4.84 (478 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.342. Pivetta has taken the ball for 889 innings and has accounted for 977 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Oakland Athletics are sitting with an on-base percentage of .272 and a team batting average of .200 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 51 instances (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 31 base knocks. Oakland has accounted for 2 home runs on the campaign as well as 11 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .303 and they are earning 2.20 runs per game (28th in the league). They have recorded 6 doubles, while taking a walk 13 times and putting up 11 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.644 with a FIP of 4.34 as a squad this season. They rank 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 51. The Oakland pitching staff have given up 38 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 6.40 (32 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (38 strikeouts vs 23 bases on balls). They have conceded 2 home runs and they concede 7.60 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 1 save chance and they have tallied 0 saves. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 15 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 1 time in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 4 inherited runners. With 2 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 1 hold and 1 blown save.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 2 double plays and have a fielding rate of .932 (30th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 42 assists, 13 errors and have 135 putouts for the season. In their 405 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 60.8% (28th in pro baseball).

Stripling (38-44 career win-loss record) has a 3.98 earned run average and has surrendered 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.94 and he has gone up against 3,188 batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 339 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.217 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Stripling has allowed 755 hits while accumulating 698 punch outs in 766 innings pitched.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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