Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+140) Los Angeles (-160)

The Los Angeles Angels (24-16) will try to beat the Oakland Athletics (16-24) at Angel Stadium on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Athletics at +140 and the Angels are coming in at -160. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Paul Blackburn and Chase Silseth.

The Athletics have hit 56 doubles as a team and have knocked 23 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .314 and have struck out 342 times, while drawing a walk on 109 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 3.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have accounted for 123 runs batted in in addition to 263 base knocks this season, and their batting average is .205. They have a total of 132 runs and hold an OBP of .273.

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The Athletics have a team earned run average of 3.80 so far this season (16th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 308 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Athletics pitchers have allowed 34 home runs and 160 total runs (23rd in the league). They have walked 122 hitters and their FIP is 3.75 as a squad on the campaign.

The Athletics have dispatched 141 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 68 runners on the campaign and 22.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 10 saves this year and have blown 5 of 15 chances to get a save. The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 41 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 26 holds for the season (7th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 47 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have amassed 1,061 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 365 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 25th in MLB, and have 38 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,183 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball.

Blackburn has taken the ball for 175 innings and has earned 106 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.87 (95 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.361. He has conceded 196 hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 43 walks. Blackburn (10-11 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.19 while he has faced 745 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has 55 HRs over the course of the season and 189 runs batted in. They have 61 two-baggers, while taking a walk 140 times as well as earning 196 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .246 for the season. The Angels have a team slugging % of .422 and they are earning 4.90 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 370 instances (2nd in baseball) and have recorded 328 hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.126 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.89 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.59 (311 strikeouts against 120 free passes). They rank 12th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 279. They have given up 39 home runs and they surrender 3.76 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 148 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.43 (135 earned runs given up).

With 43 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 25 holds and also 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 17 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves. Their relievers have come in 39 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.7% out of their 69 inherited base runners. They are ranked 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 64.7%, and they have sent 127 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In their 3,192 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 73.6% (1st in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 35 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 355 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,064 putouts for the year.

Silseth (1-0 mark in his career) has a 0.00 ERA while surrendering 1.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 20 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 0 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.500 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. So far in his MLB career, Silseth has conceded 1 hits while accumulating 4 punch outs in 6 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-160)

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