Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+210) New York (-255)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (15-7) will play the Oakland Athletics (8-14) on Monday. The line on this contest has the Athletics at +210 and the Yankees open at -255. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are JP Sears and Carlos Rodon.

The Athletics have accounted for 24 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 21 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging rate of .345 and have been called out on strikes 209 times, while being walked on 63 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 2.9 runs per outing, which is 29th in the league. They have accrued 60 runs batted in and 142 hits so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .207. They have racked up 61 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .276.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 12 home runs and also 94 total runs (18th in the league). Oakland has allowed 184 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 85 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.07 on the year (14th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 162 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 75 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a unit on the season.

The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 22 save situations. The relievers have inherited 23 runners this season with 17.4% of those players ended up scoring. Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 19 times in addition to having 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 66 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have notched 14 holds this season (9th in baseball). They have tallied 4 saves for the year and have missed out on 4 of their 8 save chances.

The Athletics have turned 66.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,692 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 564 putouts this year, in addition to 192 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which has them ranked 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Sears has pitched in 263 innings and is sitting with 221 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.35 (127 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.262. He has conceded 247 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 85 free passes. Sears (12-18 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.91 while going up against 1,110 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The New York Yankees have accumulated an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .237 so far this year. They have struck out on 163 instances (23rd in the league) and have recorded 164 base knocks. New York has hit 22 home runs so far this season and 86 runs batted in. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .378 and they are scoring 4.52 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have hit 31 doubles, while getting a free base 95 times as well as notching 95 runs.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.268 with a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (172 strikeouts against 78 walks). They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 162. They have yielded 16 home runs and they relinquish 3.57 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 75 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.00 (63 earned runs yielded).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 14 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves. They rank 4th in the league holding a save rate of 78.6%, and they have sent 65 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 28 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 52.9% out of 34 inherited runners. With 24 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 10 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (26th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 194 assists, 16 errors and have earned a total of 569 putouts for the year. In their 1,707 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (12th in baseball).

Rodon (60-55 career record) has earned a 3.83 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and he has faced 3,943 batters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 396 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.263 and having a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Rodon has conceded 818 base hits while he has totaled 1,029 K's in 931 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+210)

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