Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+100) New York (-120)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (30-20) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (31-17) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at +100 and the Yankees are priced at -120. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Gibson and Clarke Schmidt.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are compiling 5.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have accounted for 245 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .330. The Orioles have accrued 86 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 60 balls out of the stadium. They have 237 RBI's and 410 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is sitting at .252. Baltimore is slugging .426 and have been rung up 391 times, while being walked on 181 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Orioles pitchers have given up 58 home runs in addition to 205 total runs (12th in the league). Baltimore has given up 415 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 195 earned runs. The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.05 on the season (12th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 443 hitters. They have walked 155 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a unit on the year.

Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 65 times in addition to having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 45 holds on the campaign (1st in baseball). The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 71 save situations. They have compiled 14 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 11 of their 25 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 90 base runners on the campaign and 31.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Orioles have dispatched 174 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 1,301 putouts this season, as well as 409 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which puts them in 9th in professional baseball, and have a total of 51 double plays. The Orioles have converted 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,903 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball.

Gibson has pitched in 1,563 innings and has earned 1,243 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.51 (783 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.384. He has given up 1,611 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 552 free passes. Gibson (94-94 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.29 while going up against 6,713 batters in the majors.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .421 and they have an average of 4.64 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have hit 62 two-baggers, while taking a walk 165 times and recording 232 runs. New York has accumulated 75 home runs on the season and 224 RBIs. They have been rung up on 414 instances (19th in baseball) and have totaled 392 hits. The New York Yankees have recorded an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .238 for the season.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 200 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.69 (183 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 53 long balls and they concede 4.03 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.237 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.10 (454 strikeouts against 169 walks). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 383.

New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 21 save chances and they have earned 15 saves. They rank 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 156 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 58 times in high leverage situations in addition to 57 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.5% out of their 81 inherited runners. With 44 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 23 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In 4,020 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (6th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 430 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 1,340 putouts for the year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Schmidt has conceded 121 hits while tallying 123 punch outs in 115 innings pitched. Schmidt (7-10 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.60 ERA and has allowed 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 59 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.474 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.51 and he has faced 514 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+100)

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