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The Oakland Athletics (16-17) will vie for their sixth straight victory when they host the Miami Marlins (9-25) on Saturday at 4:07 PM ET on NBCS-CA. The Athletics are listed as -138 favorites by oddsmakers, while the Marlins are +116 underdogs.
Paul Blackburn will get the ball for Oakland while Miami will counter with Trevor Rogers.
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Athletics and Marlins Betting Trends
The Athletics have not yet lost a game they played as the moneyline favorite this season, going 3-0.
Oakland has played as moneyline favorites of -138 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 20 times this season and won six, or 30%, of those games.
Miami has a record of 4-12 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +116 on the moneyline.
The Athletics have played in 33 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-19-1).
The Marlins’ games have gone over the total in 18 of their 34 chances.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have the No. 29 offense in MLB play scoring 3.1 runs per game (101 total runs).
Oakland averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB play with 38 total home runs.
The Athletics are last in the majors with a .206 batting average.
Oakland’s hitters strike out 9.6 times per game, the 27th-most in baseball.
The Athletics pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
Oakland’s 3.75 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Marlins Stats & Insights
The Marlins have scored 121 runs (3.6 per game) this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Miami’s 24 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.
The Marlins’ .223 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
Miami has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the eighth-best strikeout rate (7.5 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Marlins average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the majors.
Miami pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.72 ERA this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Blackburn makes the start for the Athletics, his seventh of the season. He is 2-1 with a 3.34 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings pitched.
Abraham Toro leads Oakland in batting average (.274) this season while adding three home runs and 11 RBI.
Tyler Nevin is batting .313 with an OBP of .370 and a slugging percentage of .482 this season.
JJ Bleday has 25 hits this season and a slash line of .236/.308/.406.
Shea Langeliers is slugging .381 this season, with a team-best six homers while driving in 13 runs.
Marlins Key Players to Watch
Rogers (0-4) will take to the mound for the Marlins and make his seventh start of the season.
Bryan De La Cruz paces the Marlins with five home runs and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .255.
Jazz Chisholm has totaled 18 runs batted in to lead his team.
Josh Bell is batting .181 with three doubles, four home runs and 13 walks.
Vidal Brujan has three doubles, two triples and six walks while hitting .298.
Athletics and Marlins Injuries
Athletics: Miguel Andújar: 10 Day IL (Knee), Zachary Gelof: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Scott Alexander: 15 Day IL (Rib), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Freddy Tarnok: 60 Day IL (Hip), Sean Newcomb: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Knee), Aledmys DÃaz: 60 Day IL (Calf)
Marlins: Jake Burger: 10 Day IL (Oblique), AvisaÃl GarcÃa: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Xavier Edwards: 10 Day IL (Foot), Jesús Luzardo: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Jacob Puk: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Braxton Garrett: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), JT Chargois: 15 Day IL (Neck), Bryan Hoeing: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Sandy Alcantara: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Simpson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Eury Pérez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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