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The Baltimore Orioles (6-5) square off against the Oakland Athletics (2-9) a game after Austin Hays had a four-hit showing in a 12-8 win over the Athletics. The Orioles are favored (-179) in this matchup with the Athletics (+152), which starts at 6:35 PM ET on Wednesday. Baltimore’s Dean Kremer starts against Oakland’s Ken Waldichuk.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Orioles vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Orioles | -179 | 8.5 |
How Do I Watch the Orioles vs. the Athletics?
- TV Channel: MASN
Orioles Stats & Trends
Orioles Batting
- The Orioles rank third in baseball with 18 home runs. They average 1.6 per game.
- Baltimore is 18th in MLB with a .247 batting average.
- The Orioles rank ninth in baseball with a .338 on-base percentage.
- Baltimore’s 9.8 strikeouts per game rank 25th in baseball.
- The Orioles have hit seven home runs at home this season (1.4 per game).
- Baltimore is slugging .431 with 3.4 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the team averages 7.6 hits per game and is batting .238.
Orioles Key Batters
- Ryan Mountcastle leads Baltimore in total hits (13) this season while batting .289 with nine extra-base hits.
- Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, Mountcastle ranks 78th in batting average, 117th in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.
- Mountcastle will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double, three home runs, a walk and 12 RBI.
- Adley Rutschman has a slash line of .395/.500/.628 this season and a team-best OPS of 1.128.
- Rutschman’s batting average is ninth among qualified players, his on-base percentage fifth, and his slugging percentage 20th.
- Rutschman takes a five-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .563 with a double, two home runs, seven walks and three RBI.
- Hays has collected 13 base hits, an OBP of .366 and a slugging percentage of .692 this season.
- Hays has picked up a hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
- Cedric Mullins is batting .163 with a .250 OBP and eight RBI for Baltimore this season.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics rank 25th in Major League Baseball with nine home runs.
- Oakland has a team batting average of just .210 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
- The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .281 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
- Oakland ranks 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.5 Ks per contest.
- In five games on the road this season, they’ve hit three homers, an average of 0.6 per contest.
- Oakland has a team slugging percentage of .325 in away games this season with 10 extra-base hits.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .221 with 7.2 base hits per contest.
Athletics Key Batters
- Ramon Laureano has accumulated a team-best slugging percentage (.583) and leads the Athletics in hits (nine).
- Laureano ranks 108th in batting average, 142nd in on-base percentage and 34th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters in the big leagues.
- Jace Peterson is hitting .212 with two doubles, a home run and two walks.
- Including all qualifying hitters, Peterson ranks 148th in batting average, 170th in on-base percentage and 137th in slugging percentage.
- Tony Kemp has a double and six walks while hitting .205.
- Ryan Noda is hitting .192 with a double, two home runs and six walks.
Orioles vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Dean Kremer (BAL) | Pitcher | Ken Waldichuk (OAK) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 0 | W/L | 0 – 2 |
| 8 | IP | 8.2 |
| 10.13 | ERA | 14.54 |
| 1.875 | WHIP | 2.423 |
| 7.9 | K/9 | 7.3 |
| 4.5 | BB/9 | 4.2 |
Orioles vs. Athletics Injury Updates
- Orioles: Kyle Bradish: 15 Day IL (Foot), Mychal Givens: 15 Day IL (Knee), Dillon Tate: 15 Day IL (Elbow), John Means: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
- Athletics: Seth Brown: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Manny Piña: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Drew Rucinski: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Freddy Tarnok: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Finger), Kirby Snead: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
