Athletics vs Orioles Picks and Prediction – 4/27/2024

The Oakland Athletics visit the Baltimore Orioles Saturday at Camden Yards in the second game of a three-game series at 4:05 p.m. EST, televised on MASN2. Oakland improved to 10-16 following its 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday. Oakland split its four-game series with the Yankees. The A’s are 4th in the American League West, 3 ½ games behind the first place Seattle Mariners. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

JJ Bleday is batting .236 to lead Oakland and has a team high 21 hits, while Brent Rooker is the leader in home runs with five and Shea Langeliers is the leader in RBI with 11. Ryan Noda has a team high .280 on-base percentage. On Saturday, the Oakland Athletics will send JP Sears to the mound. The left-hander is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA, 16 Ks and 10 BBs.

The Baltimore Orioles are 16-8 following a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson continued to hit well with a home run for the second straight game. Henderson is 9 for 20 over the last five games. Baltimore is tied with the New York Yankees for first in the American League East, three games ahead of third place Boston. 

Adley Rutschman is batting .327 to lead Baltimore and has a team high 32 hits, while Gunnar Henderson is the leader in home runs with eight and RBI with 20. Ryan Mountcastle is the leader in on-base percentage at .385. Baltimore is batting .260 with a slugging percentage of .459. On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles will send Cole Irvin to the mound. The left hander is 1-1 with a 4.64 ERA, 13 Ks and 7 BB.