San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Oakland Athletics (51-70) will go up against the San Francisco Giants (61-62) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Hayden Birdsong and Osvaldo Bido.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 1,056 times, while taking a walk on 396 occasions. They have earned 509 runs batted in and 1,007 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .242. The Giants have accounted for 205 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 126 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 535 runs while holding a team OBP of .312. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 15th in MLB.

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The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.28 so far this year (21st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,073 batters. Giants pitchers have relinquished 128 home runs and 553 runs in total (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 382 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a team on the campaign. San Francisco has yielded 1,040 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 517 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Giants relievers have earned a save rate of 57.1% and stepped onto the hill in 122 save situations. The relievers have inherited 142 runners for the year with 35.2% of those players crossed the plate. Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 100 times and also have had 118 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 429 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have notched 78 holds this year (5th in the league). They have earned 24 saves this season and have blown 18 of their 42 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have earned 3,260 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,209 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 16th in the majors, and have a total of 108 double plays. The Giants have turned 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,780 innings, which has them sitting 27th in MLB.

Birdsong has taken the mound for 36 innings and has totaled 44 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.47 (22 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.409. He has conceded 32 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 19 walks. Birdsong (3-2 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.39 while he has gone up against 159 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .396 and they score 4.06 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have recorded 176 two-baggers, while taking a walk 380 times as well as earning 491 runs. Oakland has hit 153 home runs for the year and 470 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,120 occasions (5th in the league) and have totaled 930 hits. The Oakland Athletics have a team OBP of .303 in addition to a batting average of .231 so far this year.

The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 563 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.33 (513 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 122 HR's and they concede 4.76 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.329 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (915 strikeouts against 394 walks). They rank 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,021.

Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.6% out of 178 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 113 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with base runners. With 111 save situations, the Athletics have 72 holds and also 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have sent 388 relievers to the hill on the year. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 37 save chances and they have earned 23 saves.

In 9,588 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (23rd in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 114 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in professional baseball). The Athletics have 1,027 assists, 70 errors and have earned 3,196 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Bido has given up 85 base hits while he has earned 87 K's in 90 frames. Bido (5-8 career win-loss mark) has a 5.01 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 50 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.390 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and he has faced 402 batters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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