Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (54-73) host the Milwaukee Brewers (73-53) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and JP Sears.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which is 9th in baseball. They have earned 603 runs and have an OBP of .332. The Brewers have tallied 192 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 133 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 576 RBI's as well as 1,082 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 1,108 times, while being walked on 466 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have relinquished 157 long balls and 500 runs in total (4th in MLB). Milwaukee has conceded 1,011 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 459 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.69 for the season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,027 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 381 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a squad for the season.

The Brewers have dispatched 404 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 base runners so far this year with 27.8% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 42 saves for the season and have blown 17 of their 59 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.2% and stepped onto the hill in 123 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 64 holds for the year (16th in the league). Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 115 times in addition to having 154 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 3,359 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,075 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and have earned 95 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,077 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball.

Civale (35-34 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.04 and he has gone up against 2,488 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 566 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 158 walks. His ERA is 4.10 (273 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.208. Civale has taken the mound for 599 innings and has 545 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they tally 3.99 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have notched 182 doubles, while walking 407 times and putting up 507 runs. Oakland is sitting with 156 HRs this season and 484 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,170 occasions (5th in baseball) and have recorded 970 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have tallied a team OBP of .303 and a batting average of .230 over the course of the season.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 4.22 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.90 (978 strikeouts vs 411 walks). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,055. They have given up 129 homers and they surrender 4.64 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 578 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.23 (527 earned runs yielded).

Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 40 save opportunities and they have come away with 26 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 404 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 130 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.4% out of 185 inherited base runners. Sitting with 120 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 78 holds and also 14 blown saves.

In 10,083 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 116 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Athletics have 1,068 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 3,361 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Sears has surrendered 361 base knocks while accumulating 322 K's in 383 frames. He has allowed 182 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.237 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.85 and he has gone up against 1,607 batters so far in his MLB career. Sears (21-25 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.28 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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