Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians 6/20/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Oakland Athletics will go against the Cleveland Guardians in MLB action in Progressive Field, OH, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 7:10 PM ET.
The A’s have the lowest record in baseball with a 19-55 record and five straight losses. The Guardians are in the center of the American League Central Division with a 33-38 record.
The A’s are having a historically terrible season, and when things couldn’t get worse, the team announced that they were beginning the process of moving.
This made this year extremely difficult for Oakland supporters. Starter Luis Medina had a terrible season, giving up 34 runs in 39.1 innings thrown.
In addition, opponents are slamming the ball against Medina for easy runs with a.505 predicted opponent slugging percentage, a 46.3 hard-hit rate, and a 5.81 expected ERA.
The weakest lineup in MLB, averaging just 3.54 runs per game with just 11 runs over the previous five games, also struggled, along with Medina.
While Ryan Noda is slashing.245/.397/.422 with 86 total bases and Brent Rooker is slashing.255/.356/.491 with 13 home runs and 106 total bases.
Opposing pitchers can eliminate the unfortunate lineup because only two batters have an OPS+ of over 100 and only one batter has 10 home runs or more.
With a save percentage of 43.5%, the Athletics bullpen had 45 save opportunities. The relief pitchers gave up 135 runs this year, and 40.0% reached base.
The Athletics bullpen relievers entered games 86 times with runners on base and 83 times in high-leverage situations. This year, the Athletics sent 247 relievers to the mound.
The relievers now rank 29th in the league with 21 holds. They’ve made 10 saves this year, but only 13 of their 23 chances to do so.
- The total went under in six of Oakland’s last seven matches.
- The Oakland Athletics are 0-5 SU in their last five matches.
- The Oakland Athletics are 2-8 SU in their last 10 matches against Cleveland.
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Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Predictions 6/20/2023
The Guardians are struggling this year and hope to improve to gain ground in the division.
In 27 innings pitched with 22 strikeouts, Aaron Civale only allowed eight runs, and he intends to continue this success in the upcoming game.
In addition, opponents are making poor contact off the bat and finding it difficult to score runs against Civale, as evidenced by his predicted opponent slugging percentage of 0.381, 34.6 hard-hit rates, and 3.97 expected ERA.
The lineup struggled, scoring just 3.90 runs per game, while Civale is having a solid season. Josh Naylor is hitting.288/.331/.450 with 103 total bases, while Jose Ramirez is slashing.285/.349/.502 with 11 home runs and 134 total bases.
However, the remainder of the order had trouble. Opposing pitchers can eliminate the unfortunate lineup because only two batters have an OPS+ of over 100.
The Guardians have 80 save opportunities, with 41 holds and 14 missed saves. In 38 save opportunities, Cleveland called on relievers to take the mound, and they were successful 24 times.
Their relievers entered the field 61 times with base runners and 92 times in high-leverage situations. Out of 81 inherited base runners, Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited scoring percentage of 19.8%.
They sent 229 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season, ranking them 15th in the league with a save percentage of 63.2%.
- The Cleveland Guardians are 2-4 SU in their last six matches.
- The total went over in four of Cleveland’s last five matches against Oakland.
- The Cleveland Guardians are 4-1 SU in their last five matches at home.
Oakland Athletics vs. Cleveland Guardians The MLB pick for this game is the Cleveland Guardians. The A’s want to end their five-game losing streak, but the Guardians want to control this game at home and get back on track.
With Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor, and the rest of the lineup making firm contact and driving the ball to easily score baserunners against Luis Medina and the rest of the A’s pitchers, the Guardians hope to build on a game where they scored 12 runs and drove in runs at will.
Aaron Civale pitches several excellent innings for the Guardians in an effort to contain the A’s offense, which scores just 3.54 runs per game on average so that the bullpen can end the game with a commanding advantage.
Cleveland should win convincingly at home and cover the spread. The Cleveland Guardians will win by a predicted score of 7-4.
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Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians 6/20/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 7:10 PM ET
Location: Progressive Field, OH
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes
MLB Odds: Oakland Athletics +193
MLB Totals: 9