Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (73-54) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will compete against the Oakland Athletics (55-73). The pitchers taking the mound are Frankie Montas and Joey Estes.

The Brewers have tallied 193 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 133 balls out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .402 and have been called out on strikes 1,114 times, while being walked on 468 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 11th in the league. They have accumulated 576 runs batted in and 1,085 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .253. They have 603 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.69 so far this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,030 hitters. Brewers pitchers have yielded 157 home runs and 503 runs in total (3rd in the league). They have walked 386 batters and their FIP is 4.32 as a unit so far this season. Milwaukee has given up 1,020 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 462 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

The Brewers have dispatched 407 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 171 runners this season with 28.1% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 42 saves over the course of the season and have blown 17 of their 59 save opportunities. The Brewers bullpen have a save percentage of 71.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 123 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 64 holds for the year (16th in MLB). Brewers pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 116 times and also have had 155 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have turned 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,149 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have amassed 3,383 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,077 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them ranked 15th in the majors, and have a total of 95 double plays.

Montas has pitched in 707 innings and is sitting with 711 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Montas (43-43 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.95 while he has gone up against 3,026 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.01 (315 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.311. He has allowed 681 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 246 free passes.

The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they earn 3.98 runs per game (25th in the league). They have tallied 184 two-baggers, while getting a free base 411 times as well as scoring 510 runs. Oakland has 156 HRs for the season as well as 487 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,176 occasions (5th in baseball) and have recorded 979 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have a team on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .231 on the season.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (989 strikeouts against 415 walks). They rank 20th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,061. They have allowed 129 homers and they give up 4.62 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 579 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.21 (528 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 125 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 82 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 41 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 132 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.9% of 188 inherited runners. They sit at 12th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have sent 409 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 116 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Athletics have recorded 1,075 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 3,388 putouts on the season. In their 10,164 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Estes has given up 100 hits while tallying 78 K's in 105 frames. Estes (5-7 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.71 earned run average while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 55 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.180 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.25 and he has gone up against 442 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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