Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+146) Baltimore (-174)

The Oakland Athletics (10-16) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (16-8). The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +146 and the Orioles are coming in at -174. The total comes in at 8. The men taking the mound are JP Sears and Cole Irvin.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 2.9 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league. They have notched a total of 74 runs and hold an OBP of .273. The Athletics have tallied 28 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 28 balls out of the stadium. They have 73 RBI's and 170 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .201. Oakland has a slugging % of .344 and have struck out 256 times, while drawing a walk on 76 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 18 home runs in addition to 112 runs in total (17th in baseball). Oakland has allowed 221 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 103 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.03 so far this season (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 205 hitters. They have walked 87 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a squad this year.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 23 times in addition to having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 17 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 27 save situations. They have compiled 6 saves so far this season and have not converted 4 out of their 10 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 29 base runners this season and 20.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Athletics have dispatched 80 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Athletics have turned 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,070 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 690 putouts this year, as well as 234 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which has them sitting 29th in baseball, and have accumulated 34 double plays.

Sears (12-18 career mark) has a FIP of 4.82 while he has faced 1,131 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 250 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 86 free passes. His ERA is 4.25 (127 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.249. Sears has taken the hill for 269 innings and has earned 228 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .260 so far this year. They have been rung up on 195 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned a total of 219 base hits. Baltimore has tallied 37 home runs for the season to go along with 132 RBIs. The Orioles hold a team SLG% of .459 and they are earning 5.67 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 44 doubles, while taking a walk 67 times and notching 136 runs.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.185 and have a FIP of 3.73 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (219 strikeouts vs 60 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 196. They have given up 28 homers and they give up 4.46 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 107 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (96 earned runs surrendered).

Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of their 33 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 24 times in high leverage situations and also on 29 occasions with runners on base. With 26 save situations, the Orioles have 14 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in the league with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 85 relievers to the mound so far this year. Baltimore has had relief pitchers take the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have converted 7 saves.

Out of their 1,944 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (16th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 13 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in the majors). The Orioles have accrued 213 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 648 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Irvin has conceded 527 hits while tallying 369 strikeouts in 503 frames. He has given up 247 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.285 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and he has faced 2,140 batters thus far in his career. Irvin (23-35 career record) has a 4.42 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+146)

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