Oakland Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+128) Arizona (-152)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (39-42) are hosting the Oakland Athletics (29-54) at Chase Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Oakland at +128 while Arizona is opening at -152. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Hogan Harris and Zac Gallen.

The Athletics have accrued 119 doubles as a unit and have hit 92 balls out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .372 and have been called out on strikes 802 times, while being walked on 257 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 3.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have 283 runs batted in in addition to 610 base knocks this season, and their batting average is sitting at .221. They have racked up 296 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .293.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. Athletics pitchers have conceded 87 home runs in addition to 402 runs in total (27th in MLB). Oakland has relinquished 714 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 358 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 4.40 on the season (24th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 614 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 273 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.34 as a squad for the season.

Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 90 times in addition to having 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 50 holds over the course of the season (7th in MLB). The Athletics bullpen have earned a save rate of 56.7% and has entered the game in 81 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves on the season and have blown 13 of their 30 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 119 base runners so far this year with 31.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Athletics have sent 265 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Athletics have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,591 innings on the field, which has them sitting 23rd in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 2,197 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 726 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays.

Harris has taken the mound for 99 innings and has accumulated 84 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Harris (4-7 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.46 while facing 432 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.54 (61 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.372. He has given up 95 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 41 free passes.

The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .397 and they earn 4.72 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have hit 134 two-baggers, while getting a free base 256 times as well as scoring 382 runs. Arizona has recorded 79 home runs on the campaign and 363 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 637 instances (22nd in MLB) and have 681 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team OBP of .319 and a batting average of .250 so far this season.

The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 397 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.66 (371 earned runs conceded). They have given up 92 home runs and they concede 4.99 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.369 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.20 (574 strikeouts against 244 bases on balls). They are sitting at 29th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 736.

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 46.2% of 104 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 74 times in high leverage situations in addition to 77 occasions with runners on. With 63 save situations, the Diamondbacks have amassed 32 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They rank 21st in baseball holding a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 258 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 29 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 79 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have racked up 749 assists, 36 errors and have notched a total of 2,148 putouts for the season. In their 6,444 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (26th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Gallen has conceded 585 hits while he has earned 789 K's in 724 frames. Gallen (44-35 record in his career) holds a 3.21 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 258 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.110 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has faced 2,941 opposing batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-152)

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