Oakland Athletics vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The San Diego Padres (34-35) will take on the Oakland Athletics (26-41) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are JP Sears and Randy Vasquez.

Oakland has a slugging rate of .372 and have struck out 647 times, while being walked on 204 occasions. They have amassed 230 RBI's as well as 488 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is at .219. The Athletics have accrued 95 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 76 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 242 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .290. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in MLB.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.19 so far this season (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 511 batters. Athletics pitchers have given up 60 home runs and 317 total runs (25th in the league). They have walked 220 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a team on the year. Oakland has given up 561 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 278 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 62.5% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. The relievers have inherited 89 runners on the campaign and 30.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 70 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 211 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have tallied 42 holds on the campaign (8th in MLB). They have 15 saves this season and have blown 9 of 24 save opportunities.

The Athletics have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of 5,373 innings, which has them sitting at 22nd in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 1,791 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 594 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and have accumulated 67 double plays.

Sears has thrown 315 innings and has accounted for 265 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.25 (149 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.231. He has given up 291 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 97 free passes. Sears (15-22 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.19 while going up against 1,323 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The San Diego Padres have tallied a team OBP of .327 and a batting average of .262 so far this year. They have been rung up on 469 occasions (27th in the league) and have accounted for 613 base knocks. San Diego has accumulated 68 long balls this year to go along with 297 runs batted in. The Padres have a team SLG% of .400 and they score 4.49 runs per outing (10th in MLB). They have hit 103 two-baggers, while walking 211 times and scoring 310 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have given up 291 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.95 (268 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 75 homers and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.213 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (592 strikeouts against 196 free passes). They come in at 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 544.

San Diego has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. They rank 8th in MLB with a save percentage of 72.0%, and they have sent 217 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.2% out of 102 inherited runners. With 57 save situations, the Padres have amassed 31 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 50 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 554 assists, 38 errors and have earned 1,832 putouts so far this year. Out of their 5,496 innings on the diamond, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (12th in MLB).

Vasquez (3-5 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.06 ERA while conceding 9.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.35 and he has gone up against 313 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 32 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.366 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Vasquez has conceded 74 base hits and he has 54 punch outs in 71 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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