Baltimore Orioles vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

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

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (56-62) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (73-45) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at +124 while San Diego is coming in at -148. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Jack Flaherty and Michael Wacha.

The Orioles have accumulated 222 doubles as a squad and have hit 136 baseballs out of the stadium. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .419 and have been rung up 987 times, while drawing a walk on 379 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have tallied 558 runs batted in and 997 hits on the year, while their team batting average is at .251. They have accumulated 575 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.90 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Orioles pitchers have yielded 133 home runs in addition to 510 total runs (12th in MLB). Baltimore has surrendered 985 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 481 earned runs. The Orioles have a team earned run average of 4.09 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and they have rung up 1,076 hitters. They have walked 371 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a unit this year.

Orioles pitchers have entered the game with players on base 144 times as well as having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 86 holds over the course of the season (1st in the league). The Orioles bullpen have a save percentage of 60.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 151 save situations. They have accumulated 38 saves over the course of the season and have blown 25 of their 63 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 runners on the season and 37.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 403 relievers to the hill this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 3,177 putouts for the season, as well as 1,026 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 4th in MLB, and have earned 102 double plays. The Orioles have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,531 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in the majors.

Flaherty has taken the ball for 644 frames and is sitting with 722 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.58 (256 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.186. He has surrendered 518 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 246 walks. Flaherty (42-32 career record) holds a FIP of 3.96 while he has gone up against 2,674 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Padres have a team slugging percentage of .411 and they average 4.58 runs per game (14th in the league). They have put up 202 doubles, while getting a free base 479 times and scoring 540 runs. San Diego has knocked in 150 home runs this season to go along with 518 RBIs. They have been rung up on 983 instances (20th in the league) and are sitting with 944 hits. The San Diego Padres have an OBP of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.275 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a unit this year. They sit at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 935. The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 483 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.83 (446 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,041 strikeouts against 400 walks). They have relinquished 132 long balls and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

With 116 save situations, the Padres have accrued 65 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. San Diego has called on relievers to enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have come away with 28 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on base. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.6% out of their 132 inherited base runners. They are ranked 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 375 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Padres have 1,046 assists, 50 errors and have 3,141 putouts on the season. In their 9,423 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (7th in the majors).

Wacha (82-52 career record) has a 3.97 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has faced 5,235 hitters during his career. He has conceded a total of 546 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.291 and a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Wacha has surrendered 1,205 hits and he has 1,094 strikeouts in 1,239 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+124)

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