Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (45-65) are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers (63-46) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Gavin Stone and Joey Estes.

Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .433 and have been called out on strikes 924 times, while being walked on 422 occasions. They have tallied 517 runs batted in as well as 933 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is at .252. The Dodgers have hit 196 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 147 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 534 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .333. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in the league.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.80 for the season (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 933 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 128 home runs and 448 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 343 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a team so far this season. Los Angeles has given up 842 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 412 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Dodgers bullpen have a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 121 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 106 base runners this season with 32.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 80 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 364 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have earned 65 holds on the campaign (9th in MLB). They have recorded 33 saves so far this season and have missed out on 22 of their 55 save chances.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 2,924 putouts on the year, as well as 927 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 11th in pro baseball, and they have turned 76 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,772 innings on the diamond, ranking them 2nd in MLB.

Stone has taken the hill for 138 frames and is sitting with 104 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Stone (10-5 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.55 and he has gone up against 601 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.62 (71 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.411. He has surrendered 152 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 43 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an OBP of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .231 so far this year. They have been rung up on 1,033 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 848 base hits. Oakland is sitting with 142 HRs for the season as well as 436 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .399 and they average 4.13 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have hit 161 two-baggers, while walking 344 times and scoring 454 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.346 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.31 as a pitching staff for the year. They have a ranking of 25th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 940. The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 517 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.36 (469 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (825 strikeouts vs 363 walks). They have given up 113 homers and they allow 4.81 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 21 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 352 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 117 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of 165 inherited runners. With 104 save situations, the Athletics have 67 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 108 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 943 assists, 64 errors and have earned 2,905 putouts so far this year. In their 8,715 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (25th in MLB).

In his career, Estes has allowed 82 base knocks and he has 60 punch outs in 81 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 47 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 5.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and he has faced 349 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Estes (4-5 career win-loss record) has a 5.22 earned run average and has allowed 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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