Arizona Diamondbacks (23-18) vs. Oakland Athletics (9-33)
May 16, 2023 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Oakland Athletics +125 / Arizona Diamondbacks -145; Over/Under: +9
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Oakland A’s meet in an interleague matchup in MLB action from the Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Arizona is listed as a -145 road favorite while Oakland is a +125 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 9 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Tommy Henry will start for Arizona here and is 1-1 with a 4.43 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season. Oakland will start Kyle Muller here and is 1-3 with a 7.34 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Arizona’s 5-2 win on Monday snapped Oakland’s six-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Arizona is 7-3 in their last 10 road games and 8-3 in their last 11 interleague games while the over is 20-8 in their last 28 interleague road games. Oakland is 29-68 in their last 97 home games and 13-38 in their last 51 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 12-4 in their last 16 games following a loss.
Pick
I’m backing the Diamondbacks here. I’m not the biggest Tommy Henry fan, but this does feel like a reasonable spot for Henry to have a good start against an Oakland team that’s been absolutely atrocious for much of the season so far. The A’s just aren’t imposing offensively and I think Henry does well enough to get the D-Backs the win here.
