Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (38-44) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (37-45) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Chase Silseth and Jordan Lyles.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in baseball. They are sitting with 332 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .301. The Angels have earned 115 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 99 balls out of the park. They have earned 321 runs batted in as well as 630 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is at .232. Los Angeles is slugging .393 and have struck out 794 times, while being walked on 252 occasions.

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The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.92 on the year (15th in baseball), and they have rung up 678 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Angels pitchers have allowed 95 long balls in addition to 346 total runs (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 254 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.12 as a squad so far this year.

Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 91 times as well as having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 38 holds for the year (21st in baseball). The Angels bullpen have recorded a save rate of 58.3% and stepped onto the hill in 76 save situations. They have 21 saves this season and have blown 15 of their 36 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 141 base runners on the year with 38.3% of those players crossed home plate. The Angels have sent 257 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Angels have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs in their 6,525 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have earned 2,175 putouts so far this season, as well as 710 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 16th in the majors, and have 70 double plays.

Silseth (1-2 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.78 while he has gone up against 89 hitters in the majors. He has given up 22 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 7 walks. His ERA is 5.23 (12 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.403. Silseth has taken the ball for 20 frames and is sitting with 17 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned an OBP of .299 as well as a batting average of .231 on the season. They have struck out on 737 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 641 hits. Baltimore has hit 86 home runs for the season to go along with 322 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .386 and they tally 4.13 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have 150 two-baggers, while taking a walk 227 times and scoring 339 runs.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a squad on the year. They are currently ranked 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 713. The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 363 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.07 (327 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.53 (593 strikeouts against 234 walks). They have surrendered 88 dingers and they concede 4.52 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 160 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 107 times in high leverage situations and also on 110 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 74 save situations, the Orioles have earned 43 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save rate of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 282 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Baltimore has called on relievers to take the mound in 29 save opportunities and they have converted 20 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 768 assists, 55 errors and have amassed 2,171 putouts so far this year. In their 6,513 innings on the field, the Orioles are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (21st in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Lyles has allowed 1,353 base hits while he has tallied 955 punch outs in 1,239 frames. Lyles (58-86 mark in his career) holds a 5.17 ERA and has given up 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 712 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.433 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.26 and he has gone up against 5,448 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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