Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+215) Baltimore (-260)

The Oakland Athletics (9-16) are hitting the road to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday where they will meet the Baltimore Orioles (16-8). The odds on this game have Oakland at +215 while Baltimore is priced at -260. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ross Stripling and Corbin Burnes.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 2.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 29th in the league. They have a total of 71 runs scored and hold an OBP of .274. The Athletics have tallied 27 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 26 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 70 RBI's in addition to 164 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .202. Oakland has a slugging rate of .341 and have been rung up 251 times, while being walked on 75 occasions.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.15 this year (21st in the league), and their staff has rung up 194 hitters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 17 long balls and 111 runs in total (19th in the league). They have walked 84 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.80 as a team on the campaign. Oakland has allowed 210 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 102 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Athletics have sent 76 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 27 runners so far this year with 22.2% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 5 saves this season and have blown 4 out of their 9 chances to save the game. The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 55.6% and has entered the game in 23 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 14 holds over the course of the season (18th in baseball). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 21 times in addition to having 27 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,989 innings, which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have amassed 663 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 224 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which is 29th in baseball, and they have turned 32 double plays.

Stripling (38-48 career mark) has a FIP of 4.06 and he has faced 3,289 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 785 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 183 free passes. His earned run average is 4.01 (352 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.226. Stripling has pitched in 789 frames and is sitting with 714 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Orioles have a SLG% of .459 and they earn 5.67 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have put up 44 two-baggers, while taking a walk 67 times and notching 136 runs. Baltimore has knocked in 37 HRs this year and 132 runs batted in. They have struck out on 195 instances (21st in the league) and have totaled 219 base knocks. The Baltimore Orioles hold an OBP of .321 and a team batting average of .260 over the course of the season.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.185 and have a FIP of 3.74 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (219 strikeouts vs 60 bases on balls). They come in at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 196. They have surrendered 28 homers and they concede 4.46 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 107 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.00 (96 earned runs allowed).

With 26 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 14 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to take the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 24 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of their 33 inherited runners. They sit at 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 85 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 13 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 213 assists, 13 errors and have earned 648 putouts for the season. Out of their 1,944 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (17th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Burnes has surrendered 564 base hits while he has tallied 899 K's in 738 frames. Burnes (48-27 career mark) has a 3.24 ERA and has conceded 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 266 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.049 and a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.26 and he has gone up against 2,979 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-260)

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