Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (53-55) will take on the Oakland Athletics (44-64) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Ross Stripling and Logan Webb.

The Athletics have tallied 160 doubles as a unit and have knocked 138 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging rate of .398 and have struck out 1,020 times, while being walked on 340 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 4.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball. They have amassed 431 runs batted in and 833 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .231. They have accumulated 449 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .303.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.41 this year (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 810 batters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 113 home runs in addition to 514 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 358 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.33 as a squad this season. Oakland has surrendered 931 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 466 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.26 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 115 times as well as having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds so far this season (7th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves this season and have missed out on 14 of their 35 save chances. The relievers have inherited 163 runners on the year and 33.1% of them crossed the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 346 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Athletics have transformed 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,562 innings, which has them sitting 26th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 2,854 putouts this season, in addition to 923 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 25th in MLB, and have 107 double plays.

Stripling (40-52 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.06 while facing 3,440 batters in the majors. He has conceded 831 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 189 free passes. His ERA is 4.12 (376 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.242. Stripling has taken the mound for 821 innings and has tallied 730 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

San Francisco has compiled 109 home runs over the course of the season as well as 455 runs batted in. They have recorded 181 two-baggers, while getting a free base 361 times and putting up 477 runs. The San Francisco Giants have tallied a team OBP of .316 and a team batting average of .245 for the year. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .397 and they tally 4.42 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 913 occasions (13th in baseball) and have totaled 894 hits.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.334 and have a FIP of 3.86 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (930 strikeouts against 335 free passes). They have a ranking of 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 933. They have surrendered 105 HR's and they relinquish 4.67 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 493 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.35 (459 earned runs relinquished).

San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 38 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save percentage of 55.3%, and they have sent 381 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 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 their 123 inherited runners. With 109 save situations, the Giants have 69 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 100 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Giants have 1,072 assists, 58 errors and have a total of 2,852 putouts this year. Out of their 8,556 innings played, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Webb has allowed 751 hits while he has accumulated 713 strikeouts in 785 innings pitched. He has allowed 302 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.197 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.77 and he has gone up against 3,216 hitters in his career. Webb (49-40 career record) has a 3.46 ERA while surrendering 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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