Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/20/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA 

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +115, Athletics -135; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +115, Athletics -135; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +115, Athletics -135; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Baltimore Orioles:  3-7 (5th place, AL East)

Oakland Athletics:  6-5 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Baltimore Orioles:  3-7 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Orioles are coming into this game with a 3-7 record overall and they are 0-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Wednesday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Chris Ellis is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Jordan Lyles will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA this season. His team won their last game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 6 hits in 5.1 IP against the New York Yankees. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 6 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 6-5 record overall and they are 1-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Orioles on Wednesday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Cole Irvin is the starter for them on Tuesday while Daulton Jefferies will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Wednesday. He is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA this season. His team lost their last game with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 2 strikeouts on 7 hits through 4.1 innings played against the Toronto Blue Jays. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging just under 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 13 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The A's are coming into this game with their lineup shaken up a lot as they are missing a few players due to covid-19. They still took game 1 of this series and have been playing very well recently, getting a lot of hits in their games and scoring a lot of runs as well. They have Jeffries on the mound here and he has pitched well in both of his starts so far. His team did not win the last game he started but he did not pitch badly in that game either and his team still had a chance to win the game. The Orioles have been playing decently to start the season but they are still losing a lot of their games so far and they have Lyles on the mound here who has not had a good start of good seasons in previous years. This is still the home opening series for the A's and with how bad the Orioles are this season again, the A's should have enough juice to get the win here even with their injuries. The best bet in this game is on the A's to win.

 

Orioles Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, April 20, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Athletics 7 Orioles 5.

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Baltimore Orioles: 75-137 (-14 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 17-47 (-24.8 Units) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 9-0 UNDER in all games.

Oakland Athletics: 64-44 (+8.5 Units) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 9-4 (+4.6 Units) ML at home when the total is 7 to 7.5. 10-3 UNDER at home when the total is 7 to 7.5.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

"Location-wise I was hitting my spots, especially with my fastball. I feel like that opened the door to my breaking stuff. Tonight, everything ... it was just about location." - Frankie Montas after their win against the Orioles on Monday.

 

 

"We have some young players but I think we have a good mix. The energy is good. The focus is every day we go out to win." - Mark Kotsay on his team’s win against the Orioles on Monday.

 

 

 

 

Cedric Mullins (L) CF

Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

Anthony Santander (S) LF

Trey Mancini (R) DH

Rougned Odor (L) 2B

Ramon Urias (R) 3B

Austin Hays (R) RF

Anthony Bemboom (L) C

Jorge Mateo (R) SS

 

Tony Kemp (L) LF

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Sean Murphy (R) C

Billy McKinney (L) 1B

Christian Bethancourt (R) DH

Seth Brown (L) RF

Sheldon Neuse (R) 2B

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jorge Mateo (.273)

Hits:  Ryan Mountcastle (10)

Home Runs:  Cedric Mullins (2)

RBI:  Cedric Mullins (8)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Mateo (3)

Wins:  Mike Baumann (1)

Saves:  Jorge Lopez (1)

ERA:  Keegan Akin (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Sheldon Neuse (.308)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (11)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (2)

RBI:  Seth Brown (9)

Stolen Bases:  Stephen Piscotty (1)

Wins:  Frankie Montas (2)

Saves:  Lou Trivino (2)

ERA:   Dany Jimenez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)