Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (53-71) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (62-61) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Shane Baz and Joey Estes.

Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .372 and have been called out on strikes 1,117 times, while being walked on 401 occasions. They have amassed 450 runs batted in as well as 955 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .233. The Rays have hit 199 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 113 balls out of the park. They have racked up 483 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 3.9 runs/g, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

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The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.94 on the season (14th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,066 hitters. Rays pitchers have relinquished 155 long balls and 532 total runs (14th in the league). They have walked 337 batters and their FIP is 4.11 as a squad so far this season. Tampa Bay has yielded 1,017 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 483 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Rays have sent 420 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 143 runners this season and 23.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 38 saves for the season and have blown 20 of 58 save opportunities. The Rays relievers have earned a save rate of 65.5% and stepped onto the hill in 141 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 81 holds this season (5th in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 97 times in addition to having 161 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for 3,310 putouts so far this season, in addition to 968 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays. The Rays have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,930 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in the majors.

Baz (3-4 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.07 and he has gone up against 325 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 71 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 26 free passes. His ERA is 4.13 (35 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.273. Baz has pitched in 76 innings and is sitting with 80 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Oakland Athletics have accumulated an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .232 on the year. They have struck out on 1,149 occasions (4th in the league) and have tallied 956 hits. Oakland has compiled 154 home runs over the course of the season as well as 479 runs batted in. The Athletics have a SLG% of .394 and they tally 4.05 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have tallied 180 doubles, while walking 399 times and racking up 502 runs.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.323 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a squad so far this season. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,043. The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 573 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.30 (522 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.80 (948 strikeouts vs 403 bases on balls). They have relinquished 127 homers and they yield 4.72 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 39 save chances and they have tallied 25 saves. They sit at 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.1%, and they have dispatched 399 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relievers have taken the field 120 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of 185 inherited runners. Sitting with 117 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 76 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

In their 9,840 innings on the field, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 116 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 1,048 assists, 70 errors and have 3,280 putouts this season.

Estes (5-6 record in his career) holds a 5.00 ERA and has surrendered 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.17 and he has gone up against 415 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.235 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. During his career, Estes has conceded 97 base knocks while he has tallied 73 punch outs in 97 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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