New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-245) Baltimore (+205)

The New York Yankees (64-30) are en route to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (46-46). The odds on this game have New York at -245 while Baltimore is at +205. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Gerrit Cole and Jordan Lyles.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have earned 504 runs while holding a team OBP of .331. The Yankees have recorded 131 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 160 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 479 RBI's and 769 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .245. New York is slugging .443 and have been called out on strikes 789 times, while drawing a walk on 375 occasions.

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The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 3.13 on the campaign (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 861 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.63 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.08. Yankees pitchers have conceded 91 home runs in addition to 308 total runs (2nd in MLB). They have walked 237 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.45 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save rate of 70.5% and has entered the game in 103 save situations. The relievers have inherited 126 runners on the year with 31.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 95 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 283 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 55 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). They have earned 31 saves this year and have blown 13 out of their 44 save opportunities.

The New York Yankees have accounted for 2,540 putouts thus far, as well as 871 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which puts them in 5th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 55 double plays. The Yankees have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,620 innings on the field, ranking them 1st in professional baseball.

Cole has taken the hill for 1,562 frames and has racked up 1,820 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Cole (126-65 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.10 while he has gone up against 6,304 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.18 (553 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.102. He has conceded 1,319 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 403 walks.

Baltimore has knocked in 95 home runs for the year and 364 RBIs. They have recorded 169 doubles, while taking a walk 255 times as well as scoring 386 runs. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an OBP of .301 as well as a team batting average of .233 this season. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .387 and they score 4.20 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have been rung up on 813 instances (6th in the league) and have tallied 726 base knocks.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.288 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 (684 strikeouts against 256 walks). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 791. They have relinquished 98 long balls and they concede 4.35 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 393 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (356 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 89 save situations, the Orioles have 53 holds and also 9 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have tallied 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 120 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 168 inherited runners. They are ranked 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.5%, and they have dispatched 319 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

Out of their 7,323 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 80 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Orioles have accrued 865 assists, 58 errors and have amassed 2,441 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Lyles has conceded 1,371 base knocks while he has earned 969 punch outs in 1,255 innings. Lyles (60-87 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 5.17 earned run average while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 721 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.433 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and he has faced 5,516 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-245)

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