New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-180) Baltimore (+155)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (3-3) will take on the New York Yankees (4-2) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Yankees at -180 while the Orioles are coming in at +155. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Nestor Cortes Jr and Cole Irvin.

As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in MLB. They have racked up 29 runs scored and have an OBP of .330. The Yankees have recorded 6 two-baggers as a team and have hit 11 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 27 RBI's in addition to 47 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .245. New York is slugging .458 and have been called out on strikes 55 times, while drawing a walk on 24 occasions.

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The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 2.33 on the campaign (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 72 batters. They have walked 12 opposing players and their FIP is 2.71 as a team so far this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 6.00 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.06. Yankees pitchers have conceded 5 home runs in addition to 14 runs in total (3rd in MLB).

The New York Yankees have accumulated 162 putouts this year, in addition to 45 assists and 1 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .995 which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball, and have 2 double plays. The Yankees have turned 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 486 innings, which has them sitting 17th in baseball.

Cortes Jr has pitched in 335 innings and has earned 349 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 3.57 (133 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.157. He has surrendered 287 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 101 free passes. Cortes Jr (20-9 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.13 while he has gone up against 1,378 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an on-base percentage of .343 and a batting average of .254 on the year. They have been rung up on 62 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned 52 base knocks. Baltimore is sitting with 11 home runs this season as well as 33 RBIs. The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .478 and they are recording 5.67 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have hit 13 two-baggers, while getting a free base 25 times as well as scoring 34 runs.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.270 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.37 as a squad on the year. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 53. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 34 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 5.45 (31 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 (48 strikeouts against 12 bases on balls). They have conceded 8 long balls and they concede 5.98 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 4 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .967 (29th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 51 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 155 putouts over the course of the season. In their 465 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (19th in baseball).

In his career, Irvin has given up 433 base knocks while totaling 292 K's in 408 frames. Irvin (21-31 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.49 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 204 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.290 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and he has gone up against 1,734 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+155)

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