Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, July 3, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (46-37) will play the Baltimore Orioles (48-33) at Yankee Stadium on Monday. The men taking the mound are Tyler Wells and Domingo German.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They have a total of 389 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Orioles have hit 144 doubles as a unit and have hit 96 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 376 RBI's as well as 682 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .250. Baltimore has a slugging % of .417 and have been called out on strikes 667 times, while being walked on 267 occasions.

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The Orioles have an earned run average of 4.29 so far this season (17th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 757 hitters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 99 home runs in addition to 370 runs in total (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 251 batters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a unit over the course of the season. Baltimore has given up 714 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 347 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Orioles have dispatched 288 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 160 base runners for the year with 34.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 25 saves on the year and have blown 16 of their 41 chances to save the game. The Orioles bullpen have earned a save rate of 61.0% and has entered the game in 110 save situations. The bullpen have 67 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 108 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,555 innings, which ranks them 28th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 2,185 putouts this season, as well as 684 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and have earned 73 double plays.

Wells (15-14 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.34 while he has gone up against 1,005 batters in the majors. He has given up 192 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 60 walks. His earned run average is 3.84 (108 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.995. Wells has thrown 253 frames and has 236 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .409 and they average 4.47 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have put up 112 doubles, while taking a walk 253 times as well as racking up 371 runs. New York has hit 117 home runs for the year to go along with 357 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 674 instances (22nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 636 base hits. The New York Yankees have accounted for an OBP of .301 and a team batting average of .232 so far this season.

The New York pitching staff have given up 335 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.67 (302 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 90 homers and they give up 4.07 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.223 with a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (723 strikeouts vs 270 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 636.

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.0% out of their 143 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 102 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 44 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 265 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. New York has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 34 save chances and they have tallied 24 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 733 assists, 50 errors and have a tally of 2,223 putouts this season. Out of their 6,669 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in pro baseball).

In his career, German has surrendered 431 hits while he has tallied 507 strikeouts in 495 innings pitched. He has conceded 242 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.178 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and he has faced 2,071 hitters in his pro baseball career. German (31-26 career record) has a 4.40 ERA while conceding 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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