San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics 8/6/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the San Francisco Giants open a two-game interleague series on the road against the Oakland Athletics. San Francisco is 51-55 following its 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. San Francisco was swept by Los Angeles in its four-game series. The Giants are third in the National League West, 21 ½ games behind the first place Dodgers.

Thairo Estrada is batting .262 to lead San Francisco, while Joc Pederson is the leader in home runs with 17. Second baseman Wilmer Flores is the leader in RBIs with 56, hits with 86 and on-base percentage at .332. On Saturday, the San Francisco Giants will send Carlos Rodon to the mound. The left-hander is 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA, 158 Ks and 39 BBs.

The Oakland Athletics improved to 41-66 following an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Oakland gave up seven solo home runs to Los Angeles but was able to win. Oakland has won two straight, but the Athletics are last in the American League West, 28 games behind the first-place Houston Astros and you can find out how everyone else is doing at our MLB picks page..

Catcher Sean Murphy is batting .244 to lead Oakland and has team highs in RBIs with 47, in hits with 85 and on-base percentage at .319. First baseman Seth Brown is the leader in home runs with 16. On Saturday, the Oakland Athletics will send Adam Oller to the mound. The right-hander 1-4 with a 7.68 ERA, 28 Ks and 21 BBs.