Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (56-75) are traveling to Great American Ball Park on Tuesday where they will meet the Cincinnati Reds (63-68). The expected starting pitchers will be Mitch Spence and Nick Lodolo.

Oakland has a slugging % of .390 and have struck out 1,199 times, while drawing a walk on 419 occasions. They have tallied 499 runs batted in and 1,002 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .231. The Athletics have accumulated 186 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 159 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 522 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are earning 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 134 home runs and 602 total runs (22nd in baseball). Oakland has given up 1,089 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 548 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.27 so far this year (22nd in MLB), and they have struck out 1,018 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 428 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a team on the season.

The Athletics have dispatched 418 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 194 base runners on the season with 30.9% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 28 saves so far this season and have not converted 14 out of their 42 save opportunities. The Athletics relievers have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 129 save situations. The relief pitchers have 85 holds on the campaign (5th in the league). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 136 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 3,469 putouts this year, in addition to 1,097 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 22nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 118 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,407 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB.

Spence has pitched in 115 innings and has tallied 97 punch outs during his career. Spence (7-9 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.62 and he has gone up against 491 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.69 (60 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.337. He has surrendered 119 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 35 walks.

Cincinnati has hit 153 home runs this year as well as 553 runs batted in. They have notched 219 doubles, while walking 393 times and notching 584 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated a team OBP of .304 and a team batting average of .231 on the season. The Reds hold a slugging % of .400 and they average 4.46 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,191 occasions (6th in baseball) and have accounted for 997 base hits.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 555 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.04 (518 earned runs allowed). They have given up 148 HR's and they allow 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Reds have a WHIP of 1.247 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.15 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (1,109 strikeouts against 395 bases on balls). They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,043.

Sitting with 110 save situations, the Reds have earned 69 holds and also 11 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 38 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 116 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.4% of 177 inherited runners. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 71.1%, and they have dispatched 427 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

Out of their 10,377 innings on the diamond, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (15th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Reds have recorded 992 assists, 84 errors and have earned 3,459 putouts during this campaign.

Lodolo (15-14 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.53 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.49 and he has gone up against 1,100 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 127 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.296 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his career, Lodolo has surrendered 241 base hits while he has totaled 300 strikeouts in 252 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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