Baltimore Orioles vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+180) San Diego (-218)

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (56-62) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (73-45) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Orioles at +180 and the Padres are sitting at -218. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Dean Kremer and Blake Snell.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .419 and have been called out on strikes 987 times, while drawing a walk on 379 occasions. They have recorded 558 RBI's in addition to 997 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .251. The Orioles have hit 222 doubles as a unit and have hit 136 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 575 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .318. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 6th in the league.

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The Orioles have an earned run average of 4.09 on the campaign (14th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,076 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 133 home runs and also 510 total runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 371 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a squad on the season. Baltimore has relinquished 985 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 481 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 144 times in addition to having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 86 holds so far this year (1st in MLB). The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.3% and stepped onto the hill in 151 save situations. They have accumulated 38 saves for the year and have missed out on 25 of 63 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 runners on the year with 37.0% of them crossed home plate. The Orioles have sent 403 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 3,177 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,026 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which puts them in 4th in the majors, and have earned 102 double plays. The Orioles have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,531 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 16th in professional baseball.

Kremer has thrown 329 frames and is sitting with 276 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.53 (166 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.353. He has allowed 334 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 112 walks. Kremer (20-19 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.72 and he has faced 1,400 hitters in the majors.

The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they earn 4.58 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have put up 202 doubles, while walking 479 times and putting up 540 runs. San Diego has knocked in 150 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 518 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 983 instances (20th in MLB) and have accounted for 944 base hits. The San Diego Padres have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .326 as well as a batting average of .240 on the season.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a staff on the year. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 935. The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 483 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.83 (446 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,041 strikeouts vs 400 bases on balls). They have conceded 132 dingers and they allow 4.15 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Sitting with 116 save situations, the Padres have compiled 65 holds and also 22 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers take the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have recorded 28 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations in addition to 86 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score rate of 38.6% out of their 132 inherited base runners. They rank 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have sent 375 relievers to the mound so far this season.

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

During his career, Snell has allowed 751 hits while he has accumulated 1,160 K's in 942 frames. He has conceded a total of 346 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.251 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has gone up against 3,923 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Snell (66-54 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.30 earned run average while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-218)

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