Betting Odds and Head-to-Head Stats: Marlins vs. Paul Blackburn and the Athletics, Saturday, May 4
When the Oakland Athletics and Miami Marlins square off in Saturday's 4:07 PM ET game, how will the Marlins' hitters perform against starting pitcher Paul Blackburn? In the piece below, we analyze the batter vs. pitcher data before the first pitch is thrown.
Athletics vs. Marlins Game Info
- Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Time: 4:07 PM ET
- TV: NBCS-CA
- Location: Oakland, California
- Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Bryan De La Cruz vs. Paul Blackburn
- Last Matchup: June 4, 2023
- At Bats: 3
- Hits: 2
- Outs: 1
- Strikeouts: 0
- Walks: 0
- Jazz Chisholm has not gone up against Paul Blackburn in a regular season matchup since 2021.
Marlins Hitters vs. Paul Blackburn
| Name | At Bats | Hits | Strikeouts | Walks | AVG | OBP | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Anderson | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.273 | 0.25 | 0 |
| Bryan De La Cruz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0 |
| Josh Bell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0 |
| Jesús Sánchez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 |
All pitcher vs. batter data begins in 2021.
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Paul Blackburn Insights
- Blackburn (2-1) gets the starting nod for the Athletics in his seventh start of the season. He's put together a 3.34 ERA in 35 2/3 innings pitched, with 28 strikeouts.
- The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he threw four innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.34, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
- Blackburn has three quality starts this season.
- Blackburn heads into the game with five outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- In three of his six total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- The opposing Marlins offense has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.330) and ranks 28th in MLB play with 24 home runs. It has a collective .223 batting average, and is 20th in MLB with 255 total hits and 23rd in MLB play scoring 121 runs.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old's 3.34 ERA ranks 38th, 1.086 WHIP ranks 34th, and 7.2 K/9 ranks 62nd.
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