Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: NBC Sports California

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (26-29) will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (23-33) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Kyle Muller and Tyler Alexander.

Oakland is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 543 times, while drawing a walk on 178 occasions. They have 201 runs batted in and 414 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .222. The Athletics have hit 78 doubles as a team and have smacked 69 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 209 runs scored while having a team OBP of .296. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 27th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.45 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Athletics pitchers have yielded 52 long balls and 269 runs in total (27th in MLB). Oakland has given up 480 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 237 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 4.29 this season (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 433 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 177 batters and their FIP is 3.99 as a unit on the campaign.

The Athletics have dispatched 174 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 69 runners on the campaign and 31.9% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 out of their 18 chances to get a save. The Athletics relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 72.2% and has come into the game in 51 save situations. The bullpen have 33 holds this season (9th in baseball). Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 55 times in addition to having 47 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have transformed 68.3% of balls in play into outs in their 4,476 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 26th in baseball. The Oakland Athletics have a total of 1,492 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 492 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays.

Muller has thrown 159 frames and has totaled 129 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.97 (106 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.616. He has conceded 184 base knocks (10.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 74 free passes. Muller (4-11 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.12 while he has faced 725 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays have an OBP of .306 as well as a team batting average of .233 on the year. They have struck out on 491 occasions (8th in the league) and have 427 base hits. Tampa Bay has hit 43 home runs so far this year to go along with 196 runs batted in. The Rays hold a slugging % of .350 and they have an average of 3.89 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have 74 doubles, while walking 169 times and scoring 214 runs.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.258 with a FIP of 4.29 as a squad over the course of the season. They are sitting at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 460. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 264 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.30 (237 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (470 strikeouts vs 164 bases on balls). They have conceded 72 homers and they concede 4.79 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB).

Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% out of their 63 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 43 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Rays have earned 36 holds and 10 blown saves. They sit at 15th in baseball holding a save percentage of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 180 relievers to the hill for the season. Tampa Bay has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 27 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves.

In 4,470 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (10th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 430 assists, 30 errors and have notched a total of 1,490 putouts for the year.

In his MLB career, Alexander has given up 421 base knocks while he has tallied 314 K's in 393 innings. Alexander (13-26 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.60 earned run average and has surrendered 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up 201 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.292 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.61 and he has faced 1,672 batters 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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