Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, May 15, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-125) Baltimore (+105)

The Baltimore Orioles (26-13) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (21-19) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Angels at -125 while the Orioles are coming in at +105. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Shohei Ohtani and Grayson Rodriguez.

The Angels have tallied 56 doubles as a unit and have knocked 53 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .423 and have been rung up 332 times, while being walked on 130 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have recorded 203 runs batted in and 355 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .260. They have earned 206 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332.

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The Angels have an ERA of 4.34 on the campaign (16th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 344 hitters. Angels pitchers have relinquished 40 home runs and also 196 total runs (21st in the league). They have walked 145 batters and their FIP is 4.28 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has conceded 323 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 171 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Angels have sent 115 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 59 base runners on the campaign with 45.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 14 saves for the year and have blown 7 out of their 21 save opportunities. The Angels relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 51 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 30 holds for the season (3rd in the league). Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 37 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have 1,013 putouts this season, as well as 324 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which puts them in 30th in MLB, and have a total of 25 double plays. The Angels have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,039 innings, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

Ohtani (32-15 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.11 while going up against 1,602 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 285 base knocks (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has 138 free passes. His earned run average is 2.93 (129 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.069. Ohtani has taken the hill for 395 innings and is sitting with 507 K's during his career.

The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .419 and they score 5.13 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have 72 doubles, while getting a free base 156 times and scoring 200 runs. Baltimore is sitting with 45 HRs on the season to go along with 192 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 312 occasions (26th in baseball) and have a total of 328 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have an OBP of .333 in addition to a batting average of .252 on the campaign.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.289 with a FIP of 4.21 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.10 (352 strikeouts against 125 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 325. They have conceded 47 HR's and they concede 4.28 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 166 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.07 (158 earned runs yielded).

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 137 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations and on 54 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of their 75 inherited base runners. With 58 save situations, the Orioles have earned 37 holds and 8 blown saves.

In their 2,979 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 42 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in the majors). The Orioles have racked up 318 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 993 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Rodriguez has given up 38 base knocks and he has 41 punch outs in 33 innings. He has given up 19 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.545 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 148 opposing batters so far in his career. Rodriguez (2-0 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.08 earned run average and has surrendered 10.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+105)

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