Washington Nationals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (5-7) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Friday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (4-8). The pitchers taking the mound are Jake Irvin and Paul Blackburn.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are earning 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in the league. They are sitting with 46 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .308. The Nationals have accumulated 16 doubles as a unit and have knocked 11 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 44 runs batted in and 88 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .226. Washington is slugging .357 and have struck out 96 times, while drawing a walk on 40 occasions.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.03 for the season (27th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 96 hitters. Nationals pitchers have given up 10 home runs and 60 runs (18th in baseball). They have walked 48 opposing players and their FIP is 4.07 as a unit on the season. Washington has surrendered 115 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 59 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55.

Nationals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 10 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 9 holds on the season (9th in MLB). The Nationals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 15 save situations. They have 4 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 out of their 6 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 13 base runners on the campaign and 38.5% of them ended up scoring. The Nationals have sent 43 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Nationals have turned 65.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 951 innings, which has them sitting at 28th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals have 317 putouts this year, as well as 115 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and they have turned 12 double plays.

Irvin has pitched in 132 innings and has racked up 108 K's so far in his career. Irvin (3-8 career record) holds a FIP of 5.16 and he has faced 574 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.70 (69 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.417. He has allowed 130 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 57 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have accumulated an on-base percentage of .283 and a team batting average of .211 so far this year. They have struck out on 119 occasions (6th in baseball) and have notched a total of 84 base hits. Oakland has knocked in 12 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 36 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .351 and they score 3.00 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have put up 14 doubles, while getting a free base 37 times and scoring 36 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.435 with a FIP of 3.90 as a staff so far this season. They rank 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 112. The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 59 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (52 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.30 (88 strikeouts against 43 walks). They have given up 7 home runs and they allow 4.92 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

Sitting with 7 save situations, the Athletics have 4 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Oakland has had relievers enter the game in 3 save opportunities and they have tallied 1 save. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 11 times in high leverage situations in addition to 9 occasions with base runners. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% of 9 inherited runners. They are ranked 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 37 relievers to the mound for the season.

Out of their 972 innings on the field, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 64.9% (29th in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .967 (30th in MLB). The Athletics have 112 assists, 15 errors and have a tally of 324 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Blackburn has conceded 400 base hits while he has accumulated 277 K's in 366 frames. He has conceded a total of 192 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.399 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and he has gone up against 1,581 hitters during his career. Blackburn (18-24 career record) has a 4.72 ERA and has allowed 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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