San Francisco Giants at Oakland A's 9/18/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The San Francisco Giants are set to visit Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California for an interleague clash against the Oakland Athletics. The San Francisco Giants come into this matchup with a 25-24 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent road game against the Seattle Mariners, 6-4. SP Tyler Anderson received the starting nod for the San Francisco Giants, and he struggled as he gave up 4 earned runs in 2 innings. Wilmer Flores had a big game from the plate for the San Francisco Giants as he went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs.
The San Francisco Giants are set to start Trevor Cahill (1-1, 3.68 ERA) who had success in his latest appearance as he went 2 scoreless innings while striking out 4 batters against the Seattle Mariners. Trevor Cahill struggled in 4 appearances against the Oakland Athletics during the 2019 season as he went 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA.
The Oakland Athletics come into this matchup with a 31-19 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent road game against the Colorado Rockies, 3-1. SP Mike Fiers received the starting nod for the Oakland Athletics, and he had success as he gave up 1 earned run in 6 innings. Jake Lamb had a big game from the plate for the Oakland Athletics as he went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI.
The Oakland Athletics are set to start Chris Bassitt (4-2, 2.92 ERA) who had success in his latest start as he gave up 1 earned run while striking out 8 batters in 6 innings against the Texas Rangers. Chris Bassitt had success in 1 start against the San Francisco Giants during the 2019 season as he gave up 2 earned runs in 5.2 innings.
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The Oakland Athletics have essentially run away with the AL West as they sit 6 games above the Houston Astros, and a huge reason for that has been the emergence of Chris Bassitt as he has been dealing this season with a 2.92 ERA. The Athletics lost Matt Chapman to a season-ending injury which is a blow considering he has 10 HRs and 25 RBIs on the season, but he isn’t the only one who could produce in the lineup as Matt Olson has 13 HRs and 38 RBIs, Piscotty has 29 RBIs, and Canha has 26 RBIs. The San Francisco Giants will be throwing a solid arm in Trevor Cahill, but the problem has been their bullpen and considering Cahill hasn’t thrown very deep this season, I will back the A’s. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 6-3.