Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | September 2

Jesus Aguilar sits at 98 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when the Baltimore Orioles (69-61) square off against the Oakland Athletics (49-83) on Friday at 7:05 PM ET. The Orioles are favored (-170) over the Athletics (+144). Baltimore has Dean Kremer starting, while Oakland will counter with JP Sears.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Orioles vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Friday, September 2, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles rank 15th in MLB play with 137 total home runs.
• The Orioles have the 21st-ranked batting average in the majors (.236).
• The Orioles are 25th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .303.
• The Orioles strike out 8.7 times per game, the No. 19 mark in the league.
• The Orioles average 1.0 home run per game when playing at home this season (61 total in home contests).
• The Orioles are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .392 in home contests.
• At home this season the club averages 8.0 hits per game and is batting .242.

Orioles Key Batters

• Anthony Santander has 118 hits and an OBP of .335, both of which are tops among Baltimore hitters this season.
• Among qualified hitters, Santander ranks 74th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 65th, and he is 36th in slugging.
• Santander hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
• Cedric Mullins has hit 12 homers this season while driving in 50 runs. He’s batting .264 this season.
• Mullins is 60th in batting average, 81st in on-base percentage and 91st in slugging among qualifying batters.
• Mullins brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Austin Hays has 111 hits this season and has a slash line of .252/.308/.425.
• Ryan Mountcastle has been key for Baltimore with 109 hits, an OBP of .290 plus a slugging percentage of .424.
• Mountcastle enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .118 with a home run, a walk and two RBI.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 111 home runs as a team.
• The Athletics have a team batting average of just .216 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
• The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .281 this season, which ranks last in the league.
• The Athletics rank 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 71 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 66 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .374 in 66 road games this season.
• In 66 road games this season, they have a batting average of .228 while averaging 7.7 base hits per contest.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has accumulated 112 hits with a .339 on-base percentage and a .449 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Athletics.
• Including all qualified hitters, Murphy ranks 72nd in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 55th and he is 50th in slugging.
• Murphy hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a home run, three walks and five RBI.
• Seth Brown is batting .224 with 22 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 35 walks.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Brown’s batting average puts him 128th, his on-base percentage ranks 126th, and he is 78th in slugging.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .226 with 21 doubles, four home runs and 38 walks.
• Chad Pinder is hitting .232 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 12 walks.

Orioles vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers