Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+180) New York (-218)

The New York Yankees (15-7) host the Oakland Athletics (8-14) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Oakland at +180 while New York is priced at -218. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Paul Blackburn and Marcus Stroman.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 2.9 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in the league. They have accumulated 63 runs while holding a team OBP of .277. The Athletics have accrued 24 doubles as a squad and have hit 22 balls out of the park. They have 62 RBI's in addition to 149 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is .207. Oakland owns a slugging percentage of .343 and have struck out 221 times, while taking a walk on 67 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Athletics pitchers have conceded 13 long balls in addition to 100 total runs (18th in the league). Oakland has allowed 191 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 91 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.18 on the year (19th in the league), and they have rung up 170 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 77 opposing players and their FIP is 3.77 as a squad for the season.

The Athletics bullpen have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 runners on the season with 22.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Athletics pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 21 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 69 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have tallied 14 holds on the season (10th in baseball). They have 4 saves on the campaign and have blown 4 out of their 8 save opportunities.

The Athletics have turned 66.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,764 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball. The Oakland Athletics have amassed 588 putouts on the year, as well as 198 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which is 27th in professional baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Blackburn (19-24 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.22 while facing 1,631 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 411 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) with 119 free passes. His earned run average is 4.64 (195 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.402. Blackburn has taken the ball for 378 innings and has 288 strikeouts so far in his career.

New York is sitting with 22 home runs this season and 91 runs batted in. They have hit 31 doubles, while taking a walk 100 times as well as recording 100 runs. The New York Yankees have recorded a team OBP of .333 in addition to a batting average of .239 for the year. The Yankees hold a slugging percentage of .373 and they have an average of 4.55 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 172 occasions (22nd in baseball) and are sitting with 173 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 79 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.00 (66 earned runs conceded). They have given up 16 HR's and they surrender 3.59 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.261 in addition to having a FIP of 3.79 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (184 strikeouts against 83 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 167.

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% of 36 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 29 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with base runners. With 26 save situations, the Yankees have 11 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 68 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 15 save chances and they have converted 12 saves.

In 1,788 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (13th in the majors). The New York Yankees have gotten 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (29th in the majors). The Yankees have racked up 200 assists, 19 errors and are sitting with 596 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Stroman has given up 1,274 hits while accumulating 1,110 strikeouts in 1,326 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 535 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.251 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and he has faced 5,514 opposing hitters in his career. Stroman (78-77 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.63 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-218)

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