Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/18/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Monday, April 18, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA 

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +160, Athletics -190 Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +165, Athletics -200 Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +165, Athletics -200 Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Baltimore Orioles:  2-6 (5th place, AL East)

Oakland Athletics:  5-4 (3rd place, AL East)

 

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Baltimore Orioles:  2-6 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  5-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Orioles are coming into this game with a 2-6 record overall and they are 0-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Monday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Yankees still to be played on Sunday. Bruce Zimmermann is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Spenser Watkins will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA this season. His team lost his first game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 1 K on 4 hits in 3 IP against the Milwaukee Brewers. They scored 4 runs in their last series averaging 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 6 runs against them averaging 3 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played on Sunday.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 5-4 record overall and they are 2-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 4-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Orioles on Monday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Blue Jays still to be played on Sunday. Adam Oller is the starter for them on Sunday while Frankie Montas will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Monday. He is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA this season. His team won their last game with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned run, 1 homer, and 0 BB with 6 strikeouts on 5 hits through 6.1 innings played against the Tampa Bay Rays. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging 4.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played on Sunday.

 

The Athletics have been playing very well coming into this game. After a very rough start in their first series they have been playing much better, winning 3 of their 4 games against the Rays and already stealing a game in their series with the Blue Jays on the road. They have not just been winning their games but they have been scoring a lot of runs in them and their hitters are really giving them a chance to win in every game they play in right now. They are going up against an Orioles side that has been playing very well in their last few games against the Yankees but they were already swept by the Rays in their first road series and they are on the road again in this game where they still do not have a win this season. The Athletics have been smashing the ball very well and the Orioles will not be able to keep up in this game with their bullpen. The best bet to place in this game is on the Athletics runline as they will stay hot here and win another game with a lot of runs.

 

Orioles Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, April 18, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Athletics 9 Orioles 4.

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Baltimore Orioles: 74-136 (-14.7u) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 16-46 (-25.5u) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 7-0 UNDER as an underdog of +100 or higher.

Oakland Athletics: 95-62 (+5.1u) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 130-108 (+3.9u) ML in all games. 37-19 UNDER as a home favorite of -125 to -175.

 

 

Baltimore Orioles:  J. Means (SP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury. D. Kremer (SP) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury.

Oakland Athletics:  K. Snead (RP) Out indefinitely - Personal. A. Allen (C) Out indefinitely - Personal. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"It's just something we're struggling with it right now. The big hits will come. We've got to be patient. We're playing close games we're in every single night. Games can be changed with a hit here, a hit there, but happy with how competitive we are. We're not getting the big hit to make it easy on ourselves." - Brandon Hyde after his team’s loss against the Yankees on Saturday.

 

 

"Two balls over the middle of the plate and you can't get away with that with these guys. They can do damage in a hurry." - Mark Kotsay on his team’s win against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

 

 

 

Cedric Mullins (L) CF

Ramon Urias (R) 3B

Anthony Santander (S) RF

Ryan Mountcastle (R) DH

Trey Mancini (R) 1B

Rougned Odor (L) 2B

Austin Hays (R) LF

Jorge Mateo (R) SS

Anthony Bemboom (L) C

 

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Sean Murphy (R) C

Sheldon Neuse (R) 2B

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Christian Bethancourt (R) 1B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

Drew Jackson (R) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Anthony Santander (.304)

Hits:  Ryan Mountcastle (8)

Home Runs:  Cedric Mullins (2)

RBI:  Cedric Mullins (8)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Mateo (2)

Wins:  Mike Baumann (1)

Saves:  Jorge Lopez (1)

ERA:  Keegan Akin (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Christian Bethancourt (.400)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (9)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (2)

RBI:  Seth Brown (8)

Stolen Bases:  Stephen Piscotty (1)

Wins:  Daulton Jefferies (1)

Saves:  Lou Trivino (2)

ERA:   Dany Jimenez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)