Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | April 10

The Baltimore Orioles (4-5) match up with the Oakland Athletics (2-7) a game after Adley Rutschman had a four-hit showing in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. The Orioles are favored (-179) in this matchup with the Athletics (+153), which starts at 6:35 PM ET on Monday. Baltimore’s Kyle Gibson gets the start against Oakland’s JP Sears.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Orioles vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Monday, April 10, 2023
• Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

How Do I Watch the Orioles vs. the Athletics?

• TV Channel: MASN

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles are seventh-best in MLB action with 12 total home runs.
• Baltimore has the 22nd-ranked batting average in MLB (.239).
• The Orioles are 15th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .328.
• Baltimore’s 10.1 strikeouts per game rank 25th in baseball.
• The Orioles average 0.3 homers per home game this season (one total at home).
• Baltimore has a .302 slugging percentage and is averaging 2.3 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 6.7 hits per game and is batting .208 at home this season.

Orioles Key Batters

• Cedric Mullins is hitting .189 with a double, two home runs and four walks.
• Mullins is 166th in batting average, 156th in on-base percentage, and 127th in slugging among all qualifying hitters in MLB.
• Rutschman is slashing .389/.476/.556 this season and leads the Orioles with an OPS of 1.032.
• Among qualified hitters, Rutschman’s batting average places him eighth, his on-base percentage 13th, and his slugging percentage 44th.
• Rutschman takes a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is batting .412 with a home run, five walks and two RBI.
• Adam Frazier leads Baltimore with eight hits. He is batting .320 this season and four of his hits have gone for extra bases.
• Jorge Mateo has been key for Baltimore with seven hits, an OBP of .400 plus a slugging percentage of .591.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics’ eight home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
• Oakland ranks 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .192.
• The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .265 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
• Oakland ranks 14th with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit two homers, an average of 0.7 per game, in three road contests this season.
• In three road games this season, it is slugging .272 with five hits going for extra bases.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .174 with 5.3 base hits per contest.

Athletics Key Batters

• Ramon Laureano has racked up a team-best slugging percentage (.563) while pacing the Athletics in hits (eight).
• Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Laureano ranks 103rd in batting average, 138th in on-base percentage and 39th in slugging percentage.
• Esteury Ruiz leads his team with a .324 OBP.
• Including all qualifying players, Ruiz is 155th in batting average, 117th in on-base percentage and 160th in slugging percentage.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .194 with a double and five walks.
• Jesus Aguilar is batting .222 with a double, a home run and four walks.

Orioles vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers

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: 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), Seth Brown: day-to-day (Rib)