New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The New York Yankees (89-63) are hitting the road to Oakland Coliseum on Friday where they will play the Oakland Athletics (67-86). The pitchers who are expected to start are Gerrit Cole and J.T. Ginn.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are recording 5.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have racked up 760 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .332. The Yankees have accrued 230 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 222 balls out of the stadium. They have 731 runs batted in as well as 1,272 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .249. New York is slugging .430 and have been rung up 1,236 times, while drawing a walk on 624 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have given up 170 home runs in addition to 627 runs in total (9th in the league). New York has relinquished 1,200 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 566 earned runs. The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.74 on the campaign (8th in the league), and they have struck out 1,362 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 501 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a squad so far this year.

Yankees pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 164 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 80 holds this season (12th in baseball). The Yankees relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 145 save situations. They have compiled 42 saves this season and have blown 21 of 63 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 243 runners on the season and 35.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 489 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 4,088 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,238 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 105 double plays. The Yankees have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 12,264 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in pro baseball.

Cole has pitched in 1,938 frames and is sitting with 2,239 punch outs so far in his career. Cole (151-80 career mark) has a FIP of 3.15 while facing 7,809 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.20 (689 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.094. He has allowed 1,623 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 498 walks.

The Athletics have a SLG% of .399 and they have an average of 4.04 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have 227 two-baggers, while walking 470 times and scoring 618 runs. Oakland has a total of 193 HRs on the year to go along with 594 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,417 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 1,206 hits. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .235 so far this year.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.330 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (1,192 strikeouts vs 495 bases on balls). They come in at 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,309. They have given up 154 homers and they surrender 4.76 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 717 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.33 (653 earned runs relinquished).

With 154 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 97 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Oakland has called on relievers to enter the game in 54 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 166 times in high leverage situations and on 159 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% of 229 inherited runners. They rank 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 497 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 136 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 1,275 assists, 82 errors and have a total of 4,069 putouts on the season. In their 12,207 innings on the field, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (22nd in the majors).

Ginn (0-1 career mark) holds a 5.04 earned run average and has allowed 10.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.83 and he has faced 102 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 13 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.422 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. During his pro baseball career, Ginn has allowed 27 base hits while earning 23 punch outs in 23 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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