New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (46-46) will play the New York Yankees (64-28) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Jordan Montgomery and Tyler Wells.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which is 1st in baseball. They have accumulated 497 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .331. The Yankees have tallied 131 doubles as a team and have hit 157 balls out of the park. They have 472 RBI's as well as 756 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .246. New York has a slugging percentage of .445 and have struck out 773 times, while being walked on 367 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.08 on the year (3rd in the league), and they have struck out 846 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.62 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08. Yankees pitchers have given up 88 home runs and also 298 runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 234 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.43 as a unit this year.

The Yankees have dispatched 278 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 runners so far this year with 31.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They have 31 saves over the course of the season and have blown 13 of 44 chances to save the game. The Yankees bullpen have a save percentage of 70.5% and has come into the game in 103 save situations. The bullpen have 55 holds on the year (11th in the league). Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 94 times as well as having 106 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 72.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,470 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. The New York Yankees have amassed 2,490 putouts so far this season, in addition to 855 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which ranks 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 53 double plays.

Montgomery (22-19 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.92 and he has gone up against 2,049 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 457 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 142 walks. His earned run average is 3.86 (210 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.222. Montgomery has taken the hill for 490 frames and has tallied 461 K's in his MLB career.

The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an on-base percentage of .301 and a team batting average of .233 for the season. They have been rung up on 813 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 726 base hits. Baltimore has recorded 95 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 364 RBIs. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.20 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have recorded 169 doubles, while getting a free base 255 times and racking up 386 runs.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.288 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a team for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 (684 strikeouts vs 256 walks). They come in at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 791. They have conceded 98 dingers and they surrender 4.35 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 393 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.94 (356 earned runs surrendered).

With 89 save situations, the Orioles have 53 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Baltimore has had relievers enter the contest in 34 save chances and they have recorded 25 saves. Their relievers have come in 120 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% of 168 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in the league holding a save rate of 73.5%, and they have sent 319 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

In 7,323 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 80 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Orioles have accrued 865 assists, 58 errors and have a tally of 2,441 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Wells has allowed 111 base hits while earning 124 K's in 142 innings. He has conceded a total of 58 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.012 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.76 and he has gone up against 568 hitters in his MLB career. Wells (9-8 record in his career) has a 3.67 earned run average and has surrendered 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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