New York Mets vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (66-41) will attempt to defeat the New York Mets (50-56) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Tylor Megill and Kyle Gibson.

New York has a slugging % of .404 and have struck out 838 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions. They have recorded 460 runs batted in in addition to 835 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .238. The Mets have accrued 143 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 135 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 472 runs while having a team OBP of .318. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 18th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.33 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Mets pitchers have given up 130 long balls and 483 total runs (17th in the league). New York has allowed 863 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 445 earned runs. The Mets are sitting with a team ERA of 4.32 for the year (18th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 903 hitters. They have walked 388 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.58 as a team so far this year.

Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 101 times in addition to having 105 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 63 holds for the year (8th in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 64.1% and has come into the game in 105 save situations. They have recorded 25 saves for the year and have blown 14 of 39 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 150 runners this year and 30.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Mets have sent 347 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The New York Mets have a tally of 2,779 putouts so far this season, as well as 924 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 95 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,337 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

Megill has taken the hill for 208 frames and is sitting with 208 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.88 (113 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.406. He has allowed 214 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 79 walks. Megill (14-12 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.62 and he has gone up against 906 batters in the majors.

Baltimore has hit 126 home runs on the campaign to go along with 512 runs batted in. They have recorded 204 two-baggers, while getting a free base 346 times as well as putting up 528 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .251 so far this year. The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .421 and they average 4.93 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 895 occasions (20th in MLB) and are sitting with 906 base hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 468 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.14 (442 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 124 long balls and they allow 4.39 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.295 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (975 strikeouts against 334 walks). They are currently ranked 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 909.

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 58 save opportunities and they have walked away with 35 saves. They are ranked 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have sent 366 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 143 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.3% of 201 inherited runners. With 139 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 79 holds and 23 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 94 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 931 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 2,880 putouts this season. In 8,640 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (19th in baseball).

Gibson (99-97 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.52 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.27 and he has gone up against 7,029 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 822 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.379 and having a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Gibson has conceded 1,681 base knocks while he has totaled 1,310 strikeouts in 1,637 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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