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2022 MLB Handicapping
(9-8) Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants (12-5)
Date: Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
Time: 9:45 PM ET
Venue: Oracle Park, San Francisco CA
Projected Pitchers: Paul Blackburn (OAK) vs. TBA (SFG)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Athletics OFF Giants OFF
MLB run line Betting Odds: Athletics OFF, Giants OFF
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: OFF
Oakland Athletics
As the Oakland Athletics travel to take on the San Francisco Giants, they are off to a strong start, going 9-8, placing them 3rd in the AL West division. The Athletics are hoping to add on another win, as they are coming off a 2-0 win over Texas. To start the year, Oakland has picked up just 2 series wins, going 2-3-0.
Against San Francisco, the Athletics will send Paul Blackburn to the mound. Through 3 starts Blackburn has picked up 2 wins on an overall record of 2-0. So far, his ERA of just 1.8, compares favorably to other MLB starters. This has come while lasting an average of 5.0 per start. Blackburn has done a good job keeping runs off the board, despite allowing opposing batters to hit 0.204 against him. His strong statistical start to the season is also backed by a FIP figure of just 1.4. So far, Paul Blackburn has yet to give up a home run. In addition, has had no problem racking up strikeouts, posting a strikeout percentage of 25.5%, while averaging 4.67 K’s per game.
San Francisco Giants
As the Giants, play host to Oakland, they have put together a record 12-5, placing them 2nd in the NL West division. San Francisco will be looking for some improved play at home, going 4-2 in their 6 games at Oracle Park. The Giants are looking to keep things rolling as they are coming off a 4-2 win over Milwaukee. When looking at how San Francisco has performed in their previous series, they have an above .500 record, going a combined 5-1-0.
The Giants will be looking for their starting pitcher to give them a quality start, as the team’s bullpen staff has been up and down. Even with a WAR rating near the league average (0.3), San Francisco’s bullpen staff had a combined ERA of just (1.65). This year’s bullpen will hope to carry over the 2021 team’s ability to strand runners on base, posting a LOB% of 86.1%. One of the strengths of last year’s bullpen was their ability to avoid giving up walks, averaging just 3.17 free passes per 9 innings. In terms of power numbers, the Giants relief staff is allowing just 0.51 home runs per 9 innings.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Athletics are 1-4 in their last 5 interleague games.
- Athletics are 1-5 in their last 6 overall.
- Athletics are 1-5 in their last 6 road games.
- Giants are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Giants are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League West.
- Giants are 46-17 in their last 63 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Prediction:
Offensively, San Francisco comes into this game averaging 4.88 runs per game, placing them 3rd in baseball. Through 17, the Giants have put together a batting average of 0.238, good for 11th in the league. In addition to hitting for average, San Francisco has had no problem putting up power numbers, ranking 7th in home runs per game, (1.12). So far, the team is averaging 30.05 per bat (7th), leading to a strong SLG% of 0.389. Through 17 games, the Giants have posted an OBP of 0.312, placing them 14th in the league.
On the other side, Oakland comes into the game averaging 4.06 runs per game, placing them in a group of teams near the league average. So far, the Athletics’ offense has struggled to generate runs as they have not been able to string together hits, ranking 27th in team batting average (0.209). Not only is Oakland’s offense struggling to generate hits, they are also in the bottom half of the league in home runs hit, averaging just 0.88 deep shots per game. (14th). On average, the Athletics offense has hit one home run for every 37.00 at-bats. In terms of slugging percentage, the team also sits in the bottom half of the league with an SLG% of just 0.341 (15th).
Even though the Athletics have the presumed advantage in starting pitching, look for the Giants offense to continue their strong play, leading to a win over Oakland.
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