Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (76-71) are welcoming the Houston Astros (98-51) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday. The men taking the mound will be Justin Verlander and Kyle Bradish.

Houston is slugging .424 and have been rung up 1,091 times, while drawing a walk on 499 occasions. They have accumulated 662 runs batted in and 1,229 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .247. The Astros have tallied 260 doubles as a team and have smacked 199 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 682 runs while having a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Houston Astros are recording 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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Astros pitchers have relinquished 122 home runs and 474 total runs (2nd in MLB). They have walked 427 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.32 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.24 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.09. The Astros have a team ERA of 2.90 on the year (2nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,385 batters.

The Astros have sent 437 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 135 base runners this year and 27.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 48 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 14 of their 62 save opportunities. The Astros relievers have recorded a save rate of 77.4% and stepped onto the hill in 154 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 92 holds on the season (7th in the league). Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 93 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have converted 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,946 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball. The Houston Astros have accumulated 3,982 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,169 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 6th in the majors, and have earned 113 double plays.

Verlander (243-132 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.37 while going up against 12,813 batters in the majors. He has conceded 2,642 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 878 walks. His ERA is 3.25 (1,136 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.119. Verlander has thrown 3,145 frames and has accumulated 3,176 K's thus far in his career.

The Orioles have a SLG% of .387 and they tally 4.12 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have tallied 254 two-baggers, while taking a walk 428 times and putting up 606 runs. Baltimore has compiled 153 home runs on the year to go along with 574 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,260 occasions (13th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,154 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .234 this season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 617 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (569 earned runs given up). They have given up 158 home runs and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.287 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.79 (1,099 strikeouts vs 394 free passes). They rank 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,281.

Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have recorded 42 saves. They sit at 1st in MLB with a save percentage of 79.2%, and they have dispatched 497 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 164 times in high leverage situations and also on 196 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 281 inherited base runners. Sitting with 133 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 77 holds and 11 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 135 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,383 assists, 84 errors and have earned a total of 3,905 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 11,715 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in pro baseball).

Bradish (3-7 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.05 earned run average while surrendering 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.51 and he has faced 440 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 57 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.446 and a FIP of 4.6. So far in his career, Bradish has given up 110 base knocks while he has tallied 93 strikeouts in 101 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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