Oakland Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Oakland Athletics (35-60) are on their way to Citizens Bank Park on Sunday where they will play the Philadelphia Phillies (61-32). The starting pitchers are Joey Estes and Michael Mercado.

As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.8 runs per game, which is 28th in MLB. They have 361 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .296. The Athletics have accumulated 131 doubles as a unit and have hit 111 balls out of the park. They have recorded 347 runs batted in and 707 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .224. Oakland is slugging .378 and have struck out 924 times, while drawing a walk on 295 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 98 long balls and 457 total runs (26th in baseball). Oakland has relinquished 825 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 412 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.43 on the year (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 712 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 313 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.32 as a team on the campaign.

Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 102 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 57 holds this year (10th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 58.1% and has entered the game in 89 save situations. They have earned 18 saves so far this year and have blown 13 of 31 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 runners this season and 32.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Athletics have dispatched 300 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Athletics have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,527 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 2,509 putouts so far this season, in addition to 810 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and have accumulated 93 double plays.

Estes (3-5 career record) has a FIP of 5.69 and he has gone up against 287 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 68 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 16 free passes. His ERA is 5.78 (43 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.254. Estes has taken the hill for 67 innings and is sitting with 51 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 and a batting average of .260 so far this season. They have struck out on 779 occasions (15th in baseball) and have notched a total of 827 hits. Philadelphia has knocked in 113 HRs for the season as well as 441 RBIs. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .424 and they score 4.96 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have notched 150 doubles, while getting a free base 317 times as well as scoring 461 runs.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.137 and have a FIP of 3.41 as a unit this season. They come in at 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 704. The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 338 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.21 (298 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (852 strikeouts against 245 bases on balls). They have yielded 81 homers and they allow 3.64 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

With 86 save situations, the Phillies have 45 holds and also 14 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relievers step onto the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have come away with 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 61 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.0% out of 81 inherited base runners. They sit at 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 286 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 68 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Phillies have 845 assists, 55 errors and have a tally of 2,505 putouts during this campaign. In 7,515 innings played, the Phillies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (11th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Mercado has conceded 7 hits and he has 6 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched. Mercado (1-1 record in his career) has a 7.50 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 6 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.667 and a FIP of 7.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.20 and he has faced 35 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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