Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (54-71) will meet the Tampa Bay Rays (62-62) on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ryan Pepiot and Mitch Spence.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.9 runs/g, which is 28th in MLB. They have racked up 483 runs and have an OBP of .309. The Rays have earned 199 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 113 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 450 RBI's in addition to 957 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .232. Tampa Bay is slugging .369 and have been rung up 1,128 times, while drawing a walk on 406 occasions.

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The Rays have an earned run average of 3.94 for the year (13th in the league), and they have struck out 1,072 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 156 home runs and also 535 total runs (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 340 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.11 as a team on the year. Tampa Bay has given up 1,023 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 486 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.15 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23.

Rays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 97 times in addition to having 161 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 81 holds on the year (5th in the league). The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 65.5% and has come into the game in 141 save situations. They have accumulated 38 saves so far this season and have blown 20 out of their 58 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 143 base runners over the course of the season with 23.8% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rays have dispatched 422 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Rays have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,002 innings on the field, which has them ranked 12th in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 3,334 putouts so far this season, as well as 979 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 83 double plays.

Pepiot has taken the mound for 170 innings and has totaled 179 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Pepiot (11-6 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.23 while going up against 693 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.28 (62 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.086. He has given up 121 base hits (6.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 64 walks.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an OBP of .305 as well as a batting average of .232 on the year. They have struck out on 1,155 occasions (4th in MLB) and have accounted for 962 base hits. Oakland has a total of 155 home runs on the season to go along with 482 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .394 and they score 4.04 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have tallied 181 two-baggers, while taking a walk 402 times and racking up 505 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have given up 573 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.26 (522 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 127 dingers and they surrender 4.68 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.318 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.23 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.80 (959 strikeouts vs 408 walks). They come in at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,045.

Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.4% of 185 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 120 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 120 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 78 holds and also 14 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 402 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Oakland has had relievers enter the game in 40 save chances and they have tallied 26 saves.

In 9,921 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 116 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 1,056 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 3,307 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Spence has allowed 112 base knocks and he has 87 strikeouts in 108 frames. He has given up 56 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.349 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 462 batters in his career. Spence (7-8 career record) is the owner of a 4.66 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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