Orioles at Athletics
O/U 9.5 · RL Orioles -1.5 · Sutter Health Park
Orioles ML-108
CONF 57%
WCashedFinal 4-3
The read
Warm air, a hitter-friendly Sacramento park and an 8 mph wind toward center set the stage for a game that may demand more than a strong five or six innings from either starter.
Jacob Lopez is the principal concern. He has a 2.37 ERA with 20 strikeouts and four walks over his last three starts, compared with Brandon Young’s 4.02 ERA, 10 strikeouts and seven walks. Baltimore nevertheless has the better lineup fit against Lopez: the Orioles start six right-handed hitters and one switch-hitter, while right-handed batters have produced an .824 OPS against him. Coby Mayo owns a 1.109 OPS against left-handed pitching, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand is at 1.136.
The decisive separation comes after the starters. Baltimore’s bullpen carries a 3.93 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, compared with Oakland’s 4.43 and 1.48. Over the last 10 days, those groups have posted ERAs of 1.24 and 4.91, respectively. Young also supplies the stronger season baseline, with a 3.50 ERA against Lopez’s 4.98.
Oakland’s day off and Lopez’s current form keep me away from Baltimore -1.5. The moneyline is the better expression: back the Orioles’ right-handed lineup construction and stronger bullpen to produce the win.
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Props on this game
2Christian Encarnacion-StrandOVER 1.5 Total Bases Total Bases+110
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Encarnacion-Strand is 8-for-14 with three doubles and a home run over his last three games. More importantly, he owns a .325 average and 1.136 OPS against left-handed pitching.
Jacob Lopez has allowed an .824 OPS and 13 home runs to right-handed batters. In warm conditions at hitter-friendly Sutter Health Park, one extra-base hit can clear this line, and I like getting plus money on Baltimore's hottest right-handed matchup bat.
Brandon YoungOVER 1.5 Pitcher Walks Pitcher Walks+108
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Young has issued at least two walks in five of his last six starts, including seven across his last three. His season rate—45 walks in 123.1 innings—also puts two walks squarely in his normal range.
Oakland can make him work through Butler, Bolte and Cortes, and Young has completed six innings only twice in his last six starts. I make two or more walks more likely than this plus-money price suggests.
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