Baltimore Orioles vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-112) Arizona (-108)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (69-65) are welcoming the Baltimore Orioles (83-50) at Chase Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at -112 and the Diamondbacks are sitting at -108. The over/under is set at 9.5. The men taking the mound will be Cole Irvin and Zach Davies.

Baltimore is slugging .425 and have been rung up 1,103 times, while being walked on 415 occasions. They have 643 runs batted in as well as 1,148 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .255. The Orioles have earned 250 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 156 balls out of the park. They have earned 663 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .320. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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The Orioles have compiled a team earned run average of 4.04 on the season (13th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,200 batters. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 148 home runs and also 567 runs in total (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 400 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a unit on the year. Baltimore has relinquished 1,106 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 536 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

Orioles pitchers have come into the game with players on base 157 times and also have had 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 94 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save rate of 61.8% and has entered the game in 164 save situations. They have earned 42 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 26 of 68 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 230 runners so far this year with 35.7% of them crossed home plate. The Orioles have dispatched 452 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 3,528 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,148 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and they have twisted 115 double plays. The Orioles have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,584 innings on the field, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

Irvin has taken the hill for 468 innings and has 346 punch outs thus far in his career. Irvin (22-33 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.34 while he has faced 1,996 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.46 (232 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.289. He has given up 492 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 112 walks.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .417 and they are recording 4.68 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have notched 234 doubles, while getting a free base 444 times as well as putting up 627 runs. Arizona has accumulated 145 home runs this year and 592 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,041 occasions (28th in the league) and have tallied 1,142 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .323 and a batting average of .253 on the year.

The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.345 and have a FIP of 4.47 as a staff this year. They rank 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,154. The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 648 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.63 (610 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,107 strikeouts vs 440 walks). They have surrendered 170 homers and they relinquish 4.92 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of 201 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 133 times in high leverage situations and on 139 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 64 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They sit at 21st in MLB with a save rate of 60.3%, and they have sent 447 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Arizona has called on relievers to enter the contest in 63 save chances and they have recorded 38 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 109 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (1st in baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 1,130 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 3,508 putouts for the season. In 10,524 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (11th in baseball).

Davies (59-58 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.31 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and he has gone up against 4,384 hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 492 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.345 and a FIP of 4.5. During his career, Davies has given up 1,028 base knocks while tallying 764 punch outs in 1,028 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (-112)

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