New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The New York Yankees (3-2) are traveling to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (3-2). The pitchers who are expected to start are Clarke Schmidt and Dean Kremer.

As a team, the New York Yankees are knocking in 5.0 runs per contest, which is 13th in the league. They are sitting with 25 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326. The Yankees have accumulated 3 doubles as a unit and have hit 10 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 23 runs batted in as well as 38 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .236. New York has a slugging % of .453 and have been called out on strikes 47 times, while being walked on 21 occasions.

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Yankees pitchers have conceded 4 long balls in addition to 12 runs in total (5th in the league). They have walked 9 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 2.58 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 6.67 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.09. The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 2.40 so far this year (5th in the league), and they have struck out 60 batters.

The Yankees bullpen have a save rate of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 3 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 8 runners so far this season and 25.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 5 times and also have had 0 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 17 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 3 holds on the year (12th in MLB). They have accumulated 0 saves so far this season and have blown 0 of their 0 save chances.

The New York Yankees have earned a total of 135 putouts on the year, in addition to 38 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .994 which is 6th in pro baseball, and have a total of 2 double plays. The Yankees have turned 66.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 405 innings, which has them ranked 21st in baseball.

Schmidt (5-6 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.12 and he has gone up against 323 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 69 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 34 free passes. His ERA is 3.91 (32 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.398. Schmidt has pitched in 73 innings and has accounted for 74 K's in his pro baseball career.

Baltimore has knocked in 11 home runs so far this season as well as 31 runs batted in. They have 12 doubles, while walking 22 times as well as racking up 32 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have a team OBP of .373 in addition to a batting average of .284 this year. The Orioles have a team SLG% of .540 and they average 6.40 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 47 occasions (9th in MLB) and are sitting with 50 base hits.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 4.62 as a team for the year. They rank 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 44. The Baltimore pitching staff have relinquished 29 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.42 (26 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.55 (39 strikeouts vs 11 walks). They have allowed 7 homers and they allow 6.04 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

With 10 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 7 holds and also 1 blown save. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 3 save chances and they have converted 2 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 7 times in high leverage situations and also on 7 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 54.5% of 11 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 20 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 4 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .967 (30th in baseball). The Orioles have racked up 43 assists, 6 errors and have accounted for 131 putouts over the course of the season. In 393 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (20th in baseball).

Kremer (9-15 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.71 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and he has gone up against 855 batters during his career. He has conceded a total of 105 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.390 and a FIP of 4.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Kremer has given up 207 base hits while earning 159 strikeouts in 200 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore

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