Orioles at Athletics
O/U 10 · RL Orioles -1.5 · Sutter Health Park
Orioles ML-144
CONF 62%
WCashedFinal 8-5
The read
It is a getaway afternoon in West Sacramento, with Baltimore trying to finish a sweep after two competitive games. The matchup favors the Orioles, but the way this series has played calls for the moneyline rather than laying 1.5 runs.
Jeffrey Springs is the central reason. He enters with a 6.08 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 6.71 home ERA. Over his last three starts, he has a 5.02 ERA with six strikeouts and 10 walks in 14.1 innings. Baltimore counters with six right-handed hitters and switch-hitter Leody Taveras; Coby Mayo owns a 1.126 OPS against left-handers, while Christian Encarnacion-Strand is at 1.142.
Chris Bassitt’s recent form is stronger than his full-season line. His three starts since returning have produced a 3.06 ERA, 14 strikeouts and four walks over 17.2 innings. Baltimore also carries the better bullpen profile: a 3.92 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, compared with Oakland’s 4.34 ERA and 1.47 WHIP.
There is enough resistance to avoid the run line. Oakland starts four left-handed hitters against Bassitt, who has allowed a .936 OPS to lefties, and Rico Garcia, Yennier Cano, Andrew Kittredge and Alex Hoppe have all pitched on consecutive days. Baltimore’s first two wins in this series were 4-3 in 10 innings and 5-3. The Orioles have the better path to winning, but the evidence does not require another multi-run margin.
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Props on this game
2Jeffrey SpringsUNDER 4.5 Strikeouts Strikeouts-105
LActual 6
Springs has exceeded four strikeouts once in his last eight starts and has recorded four or fewer in six straight. His changeup is the only consistent bat-misser in a mix led by a 91.4 mph fastball with a 15.1% whiff rate. Baltimore's strikeout tendency is the risk, but Springs has completed five innings only twice in his last six starts. At nearly even money, I'm betting he runs out of outs before finding a fifth strikeout.
Lawrence ButlerOVER 1.5 Total Bases Total Bases+135
WActual 2
Bassitt's full-season weakness is pronounced against left-handed hitters: a .335 average, .936 OPS and all eight home runs he has allowed. Butler enters with a .375 average and 1.042 OPS over his last 15 days, has exceeded this line in nine of his last 15 games and is 4-for-9 against Bassitt. He is also seeing the zone well, drawing three walks in this series. Batting cleanup with Baltimore's main late-inning arms coming off consecutive workdays, Butler has multiple paths to two bases at an attractive price.
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