Baltimore Orioles vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-148) Arizona (+124)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (69-65) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (83-50) at Chase Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at -148 and Arizona is priced at +124. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Kyle Bradish and Slade Cecconi.

The Orioles have tallied 250 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 156 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .425 and have been rung up 1,103 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which is 7th in MLB. They have earned 643 RBI's and 1,148 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .255. They have a total of 663 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. Orioles pitchers have allowed 148 home runs and 567 runs in total (10th in MLB). Baltimore has yielded 1,106 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 536 earned runs. The Orioles have an ERA of 4.04 over the course of the season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,200 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 400 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a squad for the year.

The Orioles have sent 452 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 230 runners so far this season and 35.7% of them ended up scoring. They have 42 saves on the year and have blown 26 out of their 68 chances to get a save. The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 61.8% and has come into the game in 164 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 94 holds this year (1st in the league). Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 157 times as well as having 174 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,746 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 3,582 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,169 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 3rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 116 double plays.

Bradish (13-13 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.92 while he has gone up against 1,050 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 231 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 82 free passes. His ERA is 3.90 (109 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.245. Bradish has pitched in 251 innings and is sitting with 241 punch outs during his career.

Arizona is sitting with 145 home runs for the year and 592 RBIs. They have put up 234 doubles, while taking a walk 444 times and earning 627 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a team OBP of .323 and a batting average of .253 on the campaign. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .417 and they are scoring 4.68 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,041 occasions (28th in the league) and have totaled 1,142 base hits.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.345 with a FIP of 4.47 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,154. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 648 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.63 (610 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,107 strikeouts against 440 bases on balls). They have conceded 170 homers and they allow 4.92 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Sitting with 129 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accrued 64 holds and also 25 blown saves. Arizona has called on relievers to enter the contest in 63 save opportunities and they have tallied 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 139 occasions with runners on. Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of their 201 inherited runners. They rank 21st in the league with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have dispatched 447 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 113 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have 1,150 assists, 44 errors and have 3,556 putouts this year. In 10,668 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (13th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Cecconi has allowed 15 base hits while he has tallied 14 punch outs in 21 frames. Cecconi (0-0 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.57 earned run average while giving up 6.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 6 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.905 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.50 and he has faced 82 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+124)

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