Athletics vs Reds Picks and Prediction – 8/28/2024

The Oakland Athletics plays the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Wednesday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Oakland improved to 56-74 following its 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Oakland was off on Monday and the Athletics or fourth in the American League West, 14 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

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Brent Rooker is batting .289 to lead Oakland and is the leader in home runs with 30, RBI with 87, hits with 121, and an on-base percentage of .365. Oakland has a team batting average of .231 and a slugging percentage of .390. On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics will send Osvaldo Bido to the mound. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 3.24 ERA, 51 Ks, and 24 BBs.

The Cincinnati Reds are 63-68 following a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Cincinnati lost three out of four in its series with Pittsburgh. The Reds have dropped to 26th in team batting average and are a disappointing 16th in team ERA. Cincinnati is 4th in the National League Central, 12 ½ games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

Elly De La Cruz is batting .265 to lead Cincinnati and is the leader in home runs with 22 and hits with 131, while Spencer Steer is the leader in RBI with 82. Jonathan India has a .353 on-base percentage to lead the Reds. Cincinnati is batting .231 with a .400 slugging percentage. Cincinnati has not announced its starting pitcher for Wednesday’s game versus Oakland

Oakland has struggled a bit of late, but Cincinnati has lost two of the last three, and six of the last nine and will face an Oakland starting pitcher, who has performed very well on the mound over the last month. Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido has had four consecutive strong outings, allowing three runs on 11 hits across 23 innings with Oakland winning three of the four. Final Score Prediction, Oakland to Athletics win 6-2.