Miami Marlins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Miami Marlins (8-24) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Friday where they will go up against the Oakland Athletics (15-17). The expected starting pitchers are Ryan Weathers and JP Sears.

Miami has a slugging rate of .328 and have struck out 237 times, while taking a walk on 78 occasions. They have tallied 111 RBI's in addition to 239 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .223. The Marlins have earned 36 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 23 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 115 runs and have an on-base percentage of .281. As a team, the Miami Marlins are notching 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in baseball.

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The Marlins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.80 this year (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 276 batters. Marlins pitchers have allowed 31 home runs in addition to 175 runs (29th in MLB). They have walked 132 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a squad this year. Miami has surrendered 288 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 152 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Marlins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 38.5% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 runners this season with 37.5% of those players earned a run for their team. Marlins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 31 times and also have had 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 109 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 17 holds this year (16th in MLB). They have compiled 5 saves for the year and have blown 8 of 13 save opportunities.

The Marlins have transformed 66.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,565 innings, which has them sitting at 28th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned 855 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 301 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which is 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Weathers has thrown 185 frames and has racked up 144 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 5.67 (117 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.519. He has surrendered 204 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) with 78 free passes. Weathers (7-17 record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.58 and he has faced 818 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Athletics hold a slugging % of .359 and they average 3.06 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have recorded 39 doubles, while getting a free base 97 times and racking up 98 runs. Oakland has recorded 37 home runs for the year as well as 96 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 309 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 214 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an on-base percentage of .280 as well as a team batting average of .207 for the year.

The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 130 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.83 (121 earned runs yielded). They have given up 26 dingers and they surrender 4.12 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.268 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (257 strikeouts vs 104 walks). They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 256.

With 35 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 22 holds and also 4 blown saves. Oakland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 13 save chances and they have tallied 9 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 27 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 18.2% out of 33 inherited base runners. They rank 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 98 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 280 assists, 25 errors and have earned a total of 852 putouts for the season. In their 2,556 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (24th in the majors).

During his career, Sears has surrendered 258 base knocks and he has 236 strikeouts in 275 innings. Sears (12-19 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.38 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 134 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.253 and a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 1,159 batters in his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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