Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (44-64) are en route to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will play the San Francisco Giants (53-55). The pitchers expected to start will be JP Sears and Robbie Ray.

The Athletics have tallied 160 doubles as a team and have knocked 138 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging % of .398 and have been rung up 1,020 times, while taking a walk on 340 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have amassed 431 runs batted in and 833 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .231. They have racked up 449 runs and have an on-base percentage of .303.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.41 on the year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 810 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 113 home runs and also 514 total runs (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 358 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.33 as a unit on the campaign. Oakland has given up 931 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 466 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 115 times as well as having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 67 holds for the year (7th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 104 save situations. They have earned 21 saves so far this season and have not converted 14 of their 35 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 163 base runners so far this season with 33.1% of them earned a run for their team. The Athletics have dispatched 346 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 2,854 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 923 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 25th in professional baseball, and have a total of 107 double plays. The Athletics have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs in their 8,562 innings on the field, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball.

Sears has taken the mound for 354 frames and has accumulated 295 strikeouts during his career. Sears (18-25 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.43 while he has gone up against 1,507 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.50 (177 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.279. He has allowed 345 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 108 free passes.

San Francisco has knocked in 109 home runs so far this year to go along with 455 runs batted in. They have notched 181 two-baggers, while getting a free base 361 times and scoring 477 runs. The San Francisco Giants hold a team on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .245 for the season. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they are recording 4.42 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have struck out on 913 instances (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 894 base hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.334 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.85 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (930 strikeouts against 335 bases on balls). They sit at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 933. They have surrendered 105 homers and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 493 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.35 (459 earned runs relinquished).

With 109 save situations, the Giants have compiled 69 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 38 save opportunities and they have recorded 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 85 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.4% out of 123 inherited runners. They rank 26th in baseball holding a save percentage of 55.3%, and they have sent 381 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 8,556 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 100 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,072 assists, 58 errors and have 2,852 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Ray has conceded 1,082 base hits while he has tallied 1,513 strikeouts in 1,233 frames. Ray (75-71 record in his career) has earned a 3.96 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 542 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.301 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 5,232 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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