Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+132) Houston (-156)

Minute Maid Park is the location where the Houston Astros (15-25) will try to beat the Oakland Athletics (19-22) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +132 while the Astros are sitting at -156. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be JP Sears and Hunter Brown.

The Athletics have accounted for 57 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. Oakland is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 383 times, while drawing a walk on 137 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are notching 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in baseball. They have 157 RBI's and 299 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .222. They have racked up 163 runs and hold an OBP of .299.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.30 on the season (23rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 333 batters. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 35 home runs and also 191 runs in total (24th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 135 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.89 as a squad this year. Oakland has given up 346 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 174 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 36 times in addition to having 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 28 holds so far this season (6th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves for the season and have blown 5 of 15 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 50 base runners over the course of the season with 34.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 124 relievers to the mound this season.

The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,276 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 1,092 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 364 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which puts them in 28th in the majors, and they have turned 42 double plays.

Sears has taken the hill for 287 innings and has earned 245 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.32 (138 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.246. He has allowed 269 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 89 walks. Sears (14-19 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.86 and he has gone up against 1,208 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Houston has accumulated 45 HRs on the year as well as 162 RBIs. They have hit 60 doubles, while walking 122 times and earning 169 runs. The Houston Astros have an OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .257 so far this season. The Astros have a SLG% of .407 and they average 4.33 runs per game (15th in the league). They have struck out on 255 instances (30th in the league) and have accounted for 346 base hits.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 203 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.01 (191 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 47 long balls and they allow 5.33 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.484 with a FIP of 4.70 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (320 strikeouts against 166 bases on balls). They rank 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 343.

Sitting with 30 save situations, the Astros have earned 17 holds and 8 blown saves. Houston has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 37 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on base. Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.3% out of their 43 inherited runners. They rank 29th in baseball holding a save rate of 38.5%, and they have dispatched 131 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In their 3,087 innings on the diamond, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (25th in pro baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 38 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (12th in MLB). The Astros have 338 assists, 20 errors and are sitting with 1,029 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Brown has allowed 214 base hits while he has accumulated 229 punch outs in 203 frames. Brown (13-17 career mark) holds a 5.18 ERA while surrendering 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 117 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.446 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and he has faced 882 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+132)

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