The Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks meet Tuesday in MLB action at Chase Field. Here’s a Diamondbacks vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include a Diamondbacks vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 43-57 on the year and play the Twins and Red Sox next. The Athletics are batting .247 on the season, have a .324 OBP, and have a .406 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.31 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 95 hits and 50 RBI, while Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 167 hits and 113 RBI.
Jack Perkins gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 2-5 with a 6.87 ERA and 72 strikeouts this season. This will be Perkins’ second career game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview
The Arizona Diamondbacks are 51-49 on the year and play the Cardinals and Nationals next. The Arizona Diamondbacks are batting .237 on the season, have a .308 OBP, and have a .387 slugging percentage. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Ketel Marte leads the Arizona Diamondbacks with 100 hits and 58 RBI, while Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo have combined for 170 hits and 83 RBI.
The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.
Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win
- The Athletics have lost eight of their last nine road games.
- The Diamondbacks have won six of their last seven games after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games following a win.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in four of their last five games following a loss.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in each of their last five Tuesday games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six road night games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last six games against American League opponents.
- The road team has won each of the last three games between the Athletics and Diamondbacks.
- The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against American League opponents.
- The road team has covered the run line in seven of the Diamondbacks’ last eight games.
- The Diamondbacks have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games against American League opponents.
- The Diamondbacks have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Diamondbacks’ last five games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Athletics’ last six road games against NL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Athletics’ last five road games against National League opponents.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in four of the last five games between the Athletics and Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Ketel Marte has hit a home run in each of the Diamondbacks’ last three games against AL opponents.
- Gabriel Moreno has recorded at least one hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 12 night games.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Soderstrom has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Jack Perkins has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances.
- Tyler Soderstrom has hit a home run in three of the Athletics’ last four night games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Diamondbacks rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (681).
- The Diamondbacks rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (681).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (157).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (157).
Diamondbacks vs Athletics Prediction
The A’s still have issues stringing wins together, and Perkins hasn’t been good with a 6.87 ERA and 1.44 WHIP. Perkins has allowed 9 hits and 10 runs in his last 6.2 innings. The A’s have lost 10 of the last 13 games Perkins has pitched. We don’t know the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks at the time of this writing, but they’ve been good at home, and they have a lineup good enough to abuse bad pitching. I’ll side with the Diamondbacks at home.