Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, July 22, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (39-61) welcome the Houston Astros (52-46) at Oakland Coliseum on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Spencer Arrighetti and Hogan Harris.

As a team, the Houston Astros are earning 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accounted for 464 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .321. The Astros have hit 164 doubles as a unit and have hit 112 balls out of the stadium. They have 446 RBI's in addition to 879 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .261. Houston has a slugging rate of .416 and have struck out 688 times, while being walked on 270 occasions.

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The Astros have an earned run average of 3.97 on the campaign (15th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 851 hitters. Astros pitchers have given up 112 long balls in addition to 410 runs in total (11th in MLB). They have walked 358 batters and their FIP is 4.27 as a unit over the course of the season. Houston has conceded 766 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 384 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29.

The Astros have dispatched 313 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 77 base runners for the year with 27.3% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 25 saves on the year and have missed out on 14 of 39 save opportunities. The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 64.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 98 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 58 holds on the year (11th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 52 times as well as having 92 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have a total of 2,611 putouts this season, as well as 834 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which ranks 3rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 82 double plays. The Astros have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,833 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 8th in baseball.

Arrighetti has taken the ball for 80 innings and has tallied 93 strikeouts during his MLB career. Arrighetti (4-7 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.54 and he has faced 366 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.63 (50 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.600. He has given up 84 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 44 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have a team OBP of .301 and a batting average of .229 on the year. They have struck out on 963 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have 765 base hits. Oakland is sitting with 126 home runs on the campaign as well as 396 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .394 and they average 4.11 runs per game (24th in the league). They have recorded 143 two-baggers, while taking a walk 315 times as well as racking up 411 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.358 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a unit for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (751 strikeouts vs 336 walks). They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 859. They have surrendered 105 homers and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 478 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.41 (431 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 59 holds and 13 blown saves. Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 31 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 93 times in high leverage situations in addition to 107 occasions with runners on. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.9% out of 149 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 58.1%, and they have sent 320 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (26th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 852 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 2,641 putouts for the year. In their 7,923 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in pro baseball).

Harris (4-9 career record) has earned a 5.55 ERA while surrendering 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.78 and he has faced 490 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 68 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.488 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. In his career, Harris has allowed 113 hits and he has 91 K's in 110 innings pitched.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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