In this article we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs LA Dodgers prediction for this MLB game on Friday, August 2nd at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Athletics Continue to Battle
The Oakland Athletics are 45-65 this year and they have won four of their last six games. Oakland is coming off of a series split with San Francisco, where they won one game and lost one game. Prior to that series, the Athletics won three out of four against the Angels, won two out of three against the Astros, and won two out of three against the Angels. Oakland is 10-5 in their last 15 games and they are last in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.36 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 454 runs with a .231 batting average and a .302 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .293 with 26 home runs and 77 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. Oakland has scored at least five runs in 11 of their last 15 games.
Dodgers Hope to Get Back on Track
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 63-46 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Los Angeles is coming off of a series loss against San Diego, where they lost both games by scores of 6-5 and 8-1. Prior to that series, the Dodgers lost two out of three against the Astros, won three out of four against the Giants, and swept the Red Sox in three games. Los Angeles is 2-5 in their last seven games and they are leading the NL West.
The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 3.80 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .231 opponent batting average. The Dodgers offense has scored 534 runs with a .252 batting average and a .333 on base percentage. Shohei Ohtani is batting .309 with 32 home runs and 76 RBI’s for the Dodgers this season. Los Angeles has allowed at least five runs in four of their last five games.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Joey Estes, who is 4-4 with a 4.92 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 71.1 innings pitched this year. Estes has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Gavin Stone, who is 9-4 with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP over 107.2 innings pitched this season. Stone has allowed four earned runs in three of his last four outings.
Why the Dodgers will beat the Athletics
- The Athletics have lost seven of their last eight night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have won each of their last five night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in 14 of their last 15 games against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games against NL West opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven home games against NL West opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four home games against National League opponents.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in each of their last four home games against National League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Dodgers’ last seven night games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last seven games as road favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Brent Rooker has hit at least one home run in three of the Athletics’ last four games against NL opponents.
- JJ Bleday has recorded a Double in five of the Athletics’ last six home games.
- JJ Bleday has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Zack Gelof has scored at least one run in seven of the Athletics’ last eight games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last six appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Esteury Ruiz has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Shohei Ohtani has hit a home run in four of the Dodgers’ last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 20 road appearances against AL opponents.
- Max Muncy has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last seven road appearances against AL West opponents.
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 20 road appearances against AL opponents.
- Chris Taylor has recorded a Single in each of his last seven road appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Mookie Betts has scored at least one run in each of his last six appearances against the Athletics.
- Freddie Freeman has recorded at least one Double in each of his last four appearances with his team as a favorite against the Athletics.
Oakland Athletics vs LA Dodgers Prediction
The Dodgers come into this game after losing two series in a row, but they should be able to bounce back this weekend against Oakland. Los Angeles is 29-26 on the road this year, while the Athletics are 26-27 at home. Oakland does play their best baseball at home and their offense is really clicking right now, but I think Estes is going to struggle against this lineup. For the Dodgers, Stone has had a couple of rough starts recently, but has been mostly good so far this year. The price is steep, but I have to take the Dodgers to pick up the win in this spot. My Oakland Athletics vs LA Dodgers prediction is for the Dodgers to get the win.