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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
    Orioles vs Athletics Betting Information
    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)
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