Oakland Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+195) Philadelphia (-240)

The Philadelphia Phillies (82-80 last year) are welcoming the Oakland Athletics (86-76 last season) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +195 and the Phillies are coming in at -240. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cole Irvin and Kyle Gibson.

As a squad, the Oakland Athletics recorded 4.6 runs per outing, which ranked them 11th in the league. They were sitting with 743 runs while holding a team OBP of .316. The Athletics recorded 271 two-baggers as a team and smacked 199 baseballs out of the park. They tallied 698 runs batted in as well as 1,283 hits during the previous year, and their average at the plate was at .238. Oakland had a slugging rate of .406 and struck out 1,349 times, while drawing a walk on 545 occasions.

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The Athletics had a team earned run average of 4.02 in the prior season (13th in baseball), and their staff rung up 1,332 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 3.03 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Athletics pitchers allowed 191 long balls in addition to 687 runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 439 players from the other team and their FIP was 4.10 as a team last season.

Athletics bullpen pitchers stepped onto the hill with runners on 123 times and also had 148 contests in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers recorded 71 holds for the prior year (23rd in baseball). The Athletics relievers had a save percentage of 58.2% and stepped onto the mound in 138 save situations. They recorded 39 saves for the previous season and did not convert 28 of 67 save opportunities. The relief pitchers inherited 180 base runners for the prior year and 35.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics had dispatched 504 relievers to the mound last year.

The Athletics turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,897 innings on the diamond, which ranked them 13th in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics amassed 4,299 putouts in the previous season, in addition to 1,320 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate was previously at .987 which was 5th in professional baseball, and they twisted 116 double plays.

Irvin has taken the hill for 223 innings and has totaled 160 punch outs during his MLB career. Irvin (12-17 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.46 while he has gone up against 971 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.75 (118 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.373. He has given up 251 hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) with 56 free passes.

Philadelphia recorded 198 HRs over the course of the prior season in addition to 700 RBIs. They put up 262 two-baggers, while getting a free base 564 times and scoring 734 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies tallied an on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .240 last season. The Phillies had a team slugging percentage of .408 and they earned 4.53 runs per outing (13th in MLB). They struck out on 1,402 occasions (15th in the league) and had 1,288 base hits.

The Phillies held a team WHIP of 1.290 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a staff over the course of the prior season. They ranked 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,321. The Philadelphia pitching staff relinquished 745 runs for the prior year while having an ERA of 4.39 (692 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sat at 2.91 (1,480 strikeouts against 509 bases on balls). They allowed 200 dingers and they relinquished 4.73 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Philadelphia relief pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 41.8% of 225 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers took the field 165 times in high leverage situations and also on 144 occasions with runners on. Ending the season with 146 save situations, the Phillies had 70 holds in addition to 34 blown saves. They were sitting at 26th in the league with a save rate of 51.4%, and they dispatched 525 relievers to the mound last year. Philadelphia had relief pitchers take the mound in 70 save opportunities and they converted 36 saves.

In 12,768 innings on the field, the Phillies finished with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (24th in professional baseball). Philadelphia Phillies twisted 142 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Phillies accrued 1,439 assists, 94 errors and notched a total of 4,256 putouts in the previous season.

In his career, Gibson has given up 1,373 base hits while he has tallied 1,058 K's in 1,336 innings pitched. Gibson (79-83 career mark) has a 4.45 earned run average and has conceded 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 661 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.391 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.18 and he has faced 5,749 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-240)

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