Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+140) Baltimore (-170)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (16-9) will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (11-16) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +140 while the Orioles are priced at -170. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are JP Sears and Cole Irvin.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 2.9 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in the league. They have 77 runs and have an OBP of .274. The Athletics have hit 32 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 29 balls out of the park. They have compiled 76 runs batted in and 177 hits so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .201. Oakland has a slugging rate of .346 and have been called out on strikes 267 times, while taking a walk on 82 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31. Athletics pitchers have conceded 19 long balls and 114 runs (16th in the league). Oakland has surrendered 227 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 105 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 3.94 on the campaign (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 212 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 88 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.72 as a unit on the season.

Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 25 times as well as having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 17 holds over the course of the season (9th in the league). The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 63.6% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. They have accumulated 7 saves so far this season and have not converted 4 out of their 11 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 base runners on the campaign with 20.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 83 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 720 putouts so far this season, as well as 244 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which ranks 28th in baseball, and have 34 double plays. The Athletics have converted 67.6% of balls in play into outs in their 2,160 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball.

Sears (79-77 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.64 and he has gone up against 5,538 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,281 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 386 free passes. His earned run average is 3.64 (538 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.252. Sears has taken the mound for 1,331 innings and is sitting with 1,119 strikeouts so far in his career.

Baltimore has knocked in 38 long balls so far this year as well as 134 runs batted in. They have recorded 45 doubles, while walking 68 times and putting up 138 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a team batting average of .257 on the year. The Orioles have a SLG% of .452 and they tally 5.52 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have struck out on 202 occasions (23rd in the league) and are sitting with 225 hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 110 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.90 (98 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 29 dingers and they give up 4.38 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.190 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.73 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (230 strikeouts vs 66 walks). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 203.

Sitting with 29 save situations, the Orioles have earned 16 holds and 6 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of 37 inherited runners. They are ranked 24th in MLB holding a save percentage of 53.8%, and they have dispatched 90 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 13 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in pro baseball). The Orioles have 224 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 678 putouts for the year. Out of their 2,034 innings played, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in MLB).

Irvin (9-8 career win-loss record) has a 3.61 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and he has gone up against 572 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 55 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.277 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his MLB career, Irvin has conceded 120 hits while earning 140 punch outs in 137 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-170)

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