New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-115) Baltimore (-105)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (62-40) will take on the New York Yankees (54-48) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -115 while Baltimore is opening at -105. The over/under is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Grayson Rodriguez.

New York has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 830 times, while drawing a walk on 324 occasions. They have accounted for 428 RBI's and 769 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .230. The Yankees have compiled 135 doubles as a team and have hit 141 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 446 runs and hold an OBP of .302. As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 4.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.89 so far this year (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 895 batters. Yankees pitchers have given up 122 long balls and also 435 total runs (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 337 batters and their FIP is 4.36 as a team on the year. New York has yielded 799 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 393 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 118 times as well as having 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 59 holds on the season (11th in the league). The Yankees bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves this year and have blown 15 of 45 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 174 runners this season with 36.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Yankees have sent 329 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Yankees have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of 8,193 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. The New York Yankees have a tally of 2,731 putouts this year, as well as 898 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which is 24th in pro baseball, and they have turned 67 double plays.

Cole has pitched in 1,779 innings and has earned 2,074 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Cole (139-73 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.15 while going up against 7,172 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.20 (633 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.099. He has surrendered 1,496 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 459 free passes.

The Orioles hold a slugging % of .420 and they are scoring 4.88 runs per game (9th in the league). They have 191 two-baggers, while walking 333 times and scoring 498 runs. Baltimore has a total of 120 HRs for the season as well as 482 runs batted in. They have struck out on 853 occasions (20th in baseball) and have earned 861 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .250 on the year.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.298 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (924 strikeouts against 314 walks). They come in at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 874. They have conceded 117 long balls and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 452 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.19 (426 earned runs yielded).

Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.7% out of their 188 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 135 times in high leverage situations and on 127 occasions with base runners. With 136 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 77 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.6%, and they have dispatched 349 relievers onto the field for the season. Baltimore has had relievers take the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have earned 34 saves.

Out of their 8,235 innings on the field, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (20th in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 889 assists, 40 errors and have 2,745 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has allowed 68 hits while he has totaled 66 K's in 56 frames. Rodriguez (2-2 record in his career) has earned a 6.91 ERA while allowing 10.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.661 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 253 batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-105)

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