Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+140) Tampa Bay (-166)

The Tampa Bay Rays (26-28) are welcoming the Oakland Athletics (22-33) at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +140 while the Rays are at -166. The total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Joey Estes and Ryan Pepiot.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 3.8 runs per game, which is 27th in the league. They have notched a total of 206 runs while holding a team OBP of .296. The Athletics have accumulated 78 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. They have 198 RBI's as well as 409 base knocks on the year, and their batting average comes in at .223. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 532 times, while taking a walk on 174 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.43 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34. Athletics pitchers have allowed 52 long balls and 269 total runs (27th in the league). Oakland has yielded 477 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 237 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.37 this season (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 425 hitters. They have walked 175 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a unit this season.

The Athletics have sent 171 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 68 base runners so far this season with 32.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 12 saves this year and have blown 5 out of their 17 save opportunities. The Athletics bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.6% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 31 holds on the year (11th in baseball). Athletics bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 54 times in addition to having 47 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have turned 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of 4,395 innings, ranking them 26th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 1,465 putouts this season, as well as 487 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 59 double plays.

Estes has taken the mound for 25 frames and has tallied 22 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 7.36 (21 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.364. He has allowed 29 base knocks (10.2 hits per nine innings) with 6 walks. Estes (1-2 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.56 while he has faced 114 batters in the majors.

The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .354 and they earn 3.96 runs per game (24th in the league). They have 74 two-baggers, while walking 167 times as well as scoring 214 runs. Tampa Bay has hit 43 home runs so far this year and 196 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 483 instances (7th in the league) and have accounted for 424 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied a team OBP of .308 and a batting average of .235 on the season.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.262 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a pitching staff on the season. They have a ranking of 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 455. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 261 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.38 (237 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (459 strikeouts against 160 bases on balls). They have given up 71 dingers and they allow 4.82 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 178 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 80 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of 63 inherited runners. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Rays have earned 36 holds and 10 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 39 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Rays have racked up 421 assists, 29 errors and have earned 1,463 putouts for the year. In 4,389 innings on the diamond, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (12th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Pepiot has given up 78 hits while accumulating 124 punch outs in 119 innings pitched. He has allowed 42 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.050 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 478 hitters in his career. Pepiot (8-3 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.18 ERA while allowing 5.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-166)

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