New York Mets vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+114) Baltimore (-135)

The Baltimore Orioles (68-42) will take on the New York Mets (50-59) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The odds on this game have New York at +114 and Baltimore is priced at -135. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jose Quintana and Kyle Bradish.

As a squad, the New York Mets are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 18th in the league. They are sitting with 477 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .317. The Mets have hit 147 doubles as a team and have smacked 136 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 465 runs batted in and 853 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .237. New York is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 856 times, while drawing a walk on 360 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Mets pitchers have yielded 134 long balls in addition to 506 runs (19th in the league). New York has given up 899 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 465 earned runs. The Mets have an ERA of 4.40 on the year (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 924 hitters. They have walked 399 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.59 as a team this season.

The Mets relievers have earned a save percentage of 64.1% and has come into the game in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 runners so far this season with 30.8% of them crossed the plate. Mets relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 105 times and also have had 105 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 358 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have accumulated 63 holds so far this year (10th in MLB). They have earned 25 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 14 out of their 39 save opportunities.

The New York Mets have earned a total of 2,851 putouts thus far, as well as 950 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 22nd in baseball, and they have turned 99 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,553 innings, which has them ranked 15th in MLB.

Quintana (89-89 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.61 while going up against 7,293 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,716 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 509 walks. His earned run average is 3.75 (725 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.278. Quintana has thrown 1,741 frames and has tallied 1,542 K's during his career.

The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .421 and they tally 4.95 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have tallied 210 doubles, while walking 358 times and scoring 545 runs. Baltimore has knocked in 127 home runs for the season and 528 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 922 occasions (19th in the league) and have a total of 940 hits. The Baltimore Orioles hold a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .253 on the year.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.282 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the year. They sit at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 921. The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 476 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.09 (448 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (1,001 strikeouts vs 343 free passes). They have conceded 124 home runs and they yield 4.34 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball).

Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 58 save opportunities and they have come away with 35 saves. They sit at 17th in baseball holding a save rate of 60.3%, and they have dispatched 374 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 137 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.6% out of their 205 inherited base runners. Sitting with 141 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 81 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (5th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 955 assists, 45 errors and have accumulated 2,958 putouts so far this year. Out of their 8,874 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (18th in pro baseball).

Bradish (11-13 record in his career) has earned a 4.13 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.88 and he has gone up against 959 batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 105 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Bradish has surrendered 215 hits and he has 213 punch outs in 228 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore (-135) and under 8.5 runs

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