Baltimore Orioles vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+110) Philadelphia (-130)

The Philadelphia Phillies (53-47) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (62-38) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at +110 and Philadelphia is at -130. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Bradish and Ranger Suarez.

Baltimore is slugging .420 and have been rung up 835 times, while being walked on 327 occasions. They have recorded 475 runs batted in in addition to 845 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .250. The Orioles have tallied 186 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 118 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 491 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.17 for the year (15th in the league), and they have rung up 910 batters. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 115 home runs and 442 runs in total (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 311 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a unit for the season. Baltimore has surrendered 857 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 416 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.93 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.7% and stepped onto the hill in 135 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 186 base runners so far this season and 37.1% of those players ended up scoring. Orioles pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 126 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 344 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers are sitting with 77 holds on the year (1st in baseball). They have accumulated 34 saves this season and have blown 22 of 56 chances to get a save.

The Orioles have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,085 innings, which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 2,695 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 866 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which ranks 4th in baseball, and have a total of 90 double plays.

Bradish (10-12 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.03 and he has faced 906 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 204 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 71 free passes. His ERA is 4.06 (97 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.279. Bradish has taken the mound for 215 innings and has tallied 203 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Phillies have a team SLG% of .415 and they score 4.48 runs per game (16th in the league). They have recorded 180 two-baggers, while taking a walk 304 times and putting up 448 runs. Philadelphia has compiled 109 home runs so far this year to go along with 430 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 916 occasions (7th in baseball) and have totaled 880 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .256 on the campaign.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.239 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a staff for the year. They come in at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 813. The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 441 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (399 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (905 strikeouts vs 286 bases on balls). They have relinquished 110 HR's and they yield 4.47 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of their 118 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 81 save situations, the Phillies have tallied 43 holds and also 10 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have sent 325 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers take the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 70 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Phillies have 857 assists, 52 errors and have a total of 2,662 putouts for the season. In their 7,986 innings played, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (16th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Suarez has conceded 380 base hits while earning 357 K's in 402 frames. Suarez (27-20 career record) has a 3.29 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 147 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.294 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and he has gone up against 1,693 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (+110)

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