Oakland Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Oakland Athletics (35-59) are on their way to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (60-32). The pitchers taking the mound will be Mitch Spence and Tyler Phillips.

The Athletics have hit 131 doubles as a team and have hit 111 balls out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 913 times, while being walked on 292 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in MLB. They have accrued 347 runs batted in in addition to 703 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .225. They have notched a total of 361 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .297.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.40 over the course of the season (24th in baseball), and they have struck out 699 batters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 95 home runs and 450 total runs (25th in MLB). They have walked 311 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.31 as a team so far this season. Oakland has conceded 815 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 405 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.1% and stepped onto the hill in 89 save situations. The relievers have inherited 139 runners this season and 32.4% of them crossed the plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 101 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 298 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen are sitting with 57 holds this season (9th in baseball). They have accumulated 18 saves for the year and have blown 13 out of their 31 save opportunities.

The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 2,485 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 801 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 26th in the majors, and have a total of 92 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,455 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball.

Spence (5-5 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.25 while he has gone up against 330 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 82 base knocks (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 18 walks. His ERA is 4.32 (38 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.263. Spence has thrown 79 innings and is sitting with 66 strikeouts so far in his career.

Philadelphia has accumulated 110 HRs on the season to go along with 436 runs batted in. They have 150 doubles, while taking a walk 313 times as well as racking up 456 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned an OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .260 over the course of the season. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .422 and they are recording 4.96 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have struck out on 770 occasions (15th in the league) and have 817 hits.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.137 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.41 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (841 strikeouts against 240 free passes). They rank 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 699. They have allowed 80 homers and they allow 3.67 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 337 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.24 (297 earned runs conceded).

Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have come away with 26 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in the league holding a save rate of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 283 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 103 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.0% out of 81 inherited base runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 43 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (21st in the majors). The Phillies have recorded 837 assists, 54 errors and have earned 2,478 putouts for the year. Out of their 7,434 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in pro baseball).

Phillips (0-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 2.25 earned run average and has surrendered 6.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 0.00 and he has gone up against 15 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 1 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.750 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.2. During his pro baseball career, Phillips has surrendered 3 hits while he has tallied 7 strikeouts in 4 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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