Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (51-69) are hitting the road to Citi Field on Thursday where they will try to defeat the New York Mets (61-58). The starting pitchers will be Mitch Spence and Jose Quintana.

Oakland is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,114 times, while taking a walk on 376 occasions. They have amassed 469 runs batted in and 924 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .231. The Athletics have accumulated 175 doubles as a unit and have knocked 153 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 490 runs while holding a team OBP of .303. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are recording 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.29 on the campaign (22nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 911 batters. Athletics pitchers have given up 120 home runs and 554 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 391 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.24 as a squad on the year. Oakland has given up 1,010 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 504 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 62.2% and has entered the game in 111 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 176 base runners on the campaign with 32.4% of them ended up scoring. Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 123 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 385 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have tallied 72 holds so far this season (9th in MLB). They have accumulated 23 saves on the year and have not converted 14 of 37 save opportunities.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 3,172 putouts for the season, as well as 1,021 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball, and have 113 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,516 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in baseball.

Spence (7-8 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.27 and he has gone up against 446 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 108 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 31 walks. His earned run average is 4.33 (51 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.311. Spence has taken the mound for 106 innings and has tallied 86 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

New York has compiled 147 home runs so far this year and 543 runs batted in. They have hit 220 two-baggers, while walking 384 times and scoring 565 runs. The New York Mets have accumulated an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .249 on the season. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .416 and they are scoring 4.75 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 998 occasions (16th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,018 base knocks.

The New York pitching staff have given up 550 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (496 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 133 dingers and they allow 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.302 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (1,070 strikeouts against 453 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 930.

Sitting with 121 save situations, the Mets have compiled 73 holds and also 17 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 31 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations and also on 117 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of their 160 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 64.6%, and they have dispatched 385 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The New York Mets have gotten 98 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (28th in the majors). The Mets have recorded 1,027 assists, 77 errors and have amassed 3,187 putouts during this campaign. In their 9,561 innings played, the Mets have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (14th in professional baseball).

Quintana (98-101 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.77 ERA and has conceded 8.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.95 and he has gone up against 8,070 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 805 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. In his MLB career, Quintana has conceded 1,883 hits while he has earned 1,694 punch outs in 1,923 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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