Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics 5/30/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Atlanta Braves will go against the Oakland Athletics in MLB action in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, CA, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 9:40 PM ET.

The Atlanta Braves’ recent play was erratic; they went 6-6 in their last 12 games overall. Last Sunday, they split a four-game series at Atlanta’s Truist Park by thrashing the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4.

In addition to Matt Olson’s two home runs and Spencer Strider’s nine strikeouts across six innings of two-run work, the Braves managed 20 hits on the night.

On Monday, Atlanta and the LA Dodgers both had the second-most home runs (89) in the majors. In the past week and 204 at-bats, the Braves slashed.279/.317/.505 with 11 home runs and 12 extra-base hits.

Matt Olson, Austin Riley, and Marcell Ozuna all hit three home runs over that time. The Atlanta Braves rank first in the NL East.

In Oakland, Bryce Elder will toe the line on Tuesday. The 24-year-old right-hander has been dominant thus far this season, pitching 58.1 innings (ten starts) for a stellar 2.01 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and a 51/16 K/BB ratio.

He also has a 3-0 record. He pitched five straight innings without allowing more than two runs.

Elder’s projected slugging percentage is now in the 43rd percentile, which isn’t ideal by any means, but Bryce’s slider, which he uses 38.8% of the time, has a fantastic minus-12 run value.

The Atlanta Braves are 11-1 SU in their last 12 matches against Oakland.
The total went over in four of Atlanta’s last five matches on the road.
The Atlanta Braves are 7-1 SU in their last eight matches on the road against Oakland.

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Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 5/30/2023

The Braves bullpen entered the match with 59 save situations and a cumulative save rate of 52.0%.

This year, the relief pitchers gave up 69 runs, and 37.7% of them scored a run for their side. Pitchers for the Braves faced high-leverage situations 57 times and took the mound with runners on base 46 times.

For the season, the Braves sent 180 relievers to the mound. The relief pitchers are sixth in the league with 34 holds so far this season.

They wasted 12 of 25 save opportunities despite having 13 saves on the year. The Oakland Athletics rank last in the AL West.

The Oakland Athletics had an 11-game losing streak going into the Braves series. During that terrible period, they only managed to score 19 runs while giving up 59 in return.

The unfortunate A’s are giving up a staggering 7.05 runs per game in 2023, which ranks them 30th in the league. Additionally, their pitching staff has a 6.87 ERA, a 1.65 WHIP, and a.282 opponents’ batting average.

On the offensive end of the field, the Athletics rank 29th in the league with 3.44 runs scored per game on a slash line of.220/.298/.359 (.278/.320/.409 league average).

In the past week and 186 at-bats, they batted an appalling.172,.233, and.258 with three home runs and seven doubles.

In ten starts (53.2 innings pitched), JP Sears, a left-hander who is 27 years old, has a record of 0-3 with a 4.70 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 52/10 K/BB ratio.

In his previous three starts and 16.1 innings of work, Sears pitched well, giving up six runs (five earned) on 13 hits and a few walks.

He faced the Seattle Mariners last Thursday and threw five innings of one-run, three-hit ball in a no-decision.

The Oakland pitching staff’s season ERA is 6.87 (368 earned runs given up) with 388 runs allowed. They gave up 96 home runs and rank 30th in the MLB in runs allowed per nine innings (7.24).

As a team, the Athletics have a 6.01 FIP and a WHIP of 1.651 so far this season. A K/BB ratio of 7.70 was achieved by them (415 strikeouts vs. 259 walks). With 537 hits allowed as a pitching staff, they are ranked 30th in baseball.

The total went under in eight of Oakland’s last 12 matches.
The Oakland Athletics are 1-11 SU in their last 12 matches.
The Oakland Athletics are 4-16 SU in their last 20 matches at home.

Atlanta Braves vs. Oakland Athletics The MLB pick for this game is the Atlanta Braves. The Braves, who are crushing southpaws, will present a challenge for JP Sears, Oakland’s strongest starter thus far in the season.

Atlanta has a 2023 OPS+ of 149 and a triple-slash of.312/.372/.570 versus left-handed pitching. The Braves posted a 136 wRC+ and.867 OPS over the past two weeks against lefties and a 103 wRC+ and.772 OPS against righties.

Bryce Elder, on the other hand, will eventually need to slow down. The Braves have the offensive firepower to outscore their competitors, even if they start to struggle against the inferior A’s.

The Atlanta Braves will win by a predicted score of 7-2.

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