Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

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

The Baltimore Orioles (26-15) will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (22-20) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +105 and the Orioles are coming in at -125. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Griffin Canning and Kyle Bradish.

The Angels have hit 61 doubles as a team and have hit 55 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .425 and have been called out on strikes 348 times, while drawing a walk on 135 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in MLB. They have compiled 215 RBI's as well as 377 hits this year, while their batting average comes in at .262. They have tallied 218 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .333.

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The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.33 this season (16th in the league), and the staff has struck out 356 batters. Angels pitchers have given up 44 home runs and 205 runs (24th in the league). They have walked 148 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has given up 336 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 179 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30.

The Angels bullpen have earned a save percentage of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 54 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 64 base runners for the year and 50.0% of them ended up scoring. Angels pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 40 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 121 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 32 holds on the season (2nd in baseball). They have compiled 14 saves on the season and have blown 8 of 22 save chances.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 1,115 putouts on the year, as well as 364 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and have earned 29 double plays. The Angels have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,345 innings, which ranks them 14th in professional baseball.

Canning (14-14 career record) has a FIP of 4.73 while he has gone up against 1,003 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 223 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 90 free passes. His earned run average is 4.90 (127 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.341. Canning has taken the mound for 233 innings and has 235 punch outs during his MLB career.

Baltimore has hit 48 home runs over the course of the season as well as 197 runs batted in. They have put up 73 doubles, while taking a walk 158 times as well as scoring 205 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have compiled a team on-base percentage of .329 as well as a batting average of .249 on the campaign. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .416 and they have an average of 5.00 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have been rung up on 336 instances (23rd in MLB) and have 342 base hits.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.316 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a pitching staff on the season. They rank 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 349. The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 179 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.19 (171 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (370 strikeouts against 134 bases on balls). They have conceded 49 home runs and they allow 4.39 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Sitting with 60 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 38 holds and 8 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the game in 21 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 55 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.6% of 76 inherited runners. They rank 18th in baseball with a save rate of 61.9%, and they have sent 147 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 44 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 349 assists, 19 errors and have accounted for 1,101 putouts during this campaign. In their 3,303 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (19th in professional baseball).

Bradish (5-8 record in his career) holds a 4.83 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and he has gone up against 624 batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 77 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.416 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Bradish has allowed 147 hits while he has totaled 135 punch outs in 143 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+105)

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