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Oakland Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks: Both teams are struggling this season
The Oakland Athletics are visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks today at Chase Field.
The Athletics are near the bottom of the league
The Oakland Athletics are at the bottom of the AL West with a 30-55 record, including 12-32 on the road. The Athletics have lost 6 of the last 7 games winning the opener against Arizona by 9-4. The Athletics have a 4.40 ERA, a .254 batting average, a .330 on-base percentage, and 1.35 walks plus hits per inning pitched. JJ Bleday leads the team with 74 hits and 35 runs, while Brent Rooker and Shea Langelier are on top with 15 home runs each.
The Diamondbacks need to step up
The Arizona Diamondbacks are third in the NL West with a 40-43 record and 21-21 at home. After losing three straight games, the Diamondbacks won 3-0 last night against Oakland. Arizona has a 4.67 ERA, a .262 batting average, a .327 on-base percentage, and 1.36 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ketel Marte is the best player on the team, with 91 hits, 55 runs, and 17 home runs so far in the season.
Betting Trends
The Diamondbacks are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games overall, 5-13 SU in their last 18 games against teams from the AL West, and 9-2 SU in their last 11 games played on Sunday. Arizona has played over the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, 6 of their last 7 home games, and 5 of their last 7 games against Oakland. The Athletics are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games overall, 8-3 SU in their last 11 games against Arizona, 1-12 SU in their last 13 games on the road, and 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the NL. Oakland has played over the total run line in 13 of their last 20 games against teams from the NL West.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are struggling this season, and that is especially the case with the Athletics, who failed to score last night. Arizona is a much better team than the record shows, and they need to use series like this one to improve. The Diamondbacks will start Brandon Pfaadt today, who is 3-6 for the season with a 4.45 ERA, 86 K, 97 IP, and 1.18 WHIP. The Athletics will go with Luis Medina, who is 1-3 for the season with a 5.63 ERA, 17 K, 24 IP, and 1.58 WHIP. Both pitchers have poor seasons, and after a low-scoring game last night, this one will go over 8 runs in total.
