Arizona Diamondbacks vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Arizona Diamondbacks (17-20) are traveling to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (24-12). The starting pitchers are Brandon Pfaadt and Cole Irvin.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 5.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have racked up 185 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .323. The Diamondbacks have tallied 67 doubles as a squad and have hit 35 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 174 RBI's and 311 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate sits at .248. Arizona is slugging .389 and have struck out 274 times, while being walked on 131 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.35 this year (22nd in baseball), and they have struck out 277 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 40 long balls and 170 total runs (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 109 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.13 as a team this season. Arizona has conceded 309 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 155 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 33 times and also have had 40 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 15 holds on the year (28th in MLB). The Diamondbacks bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. They have 7 saves this year and have blown 7 of 14 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 base runners on the year with 47.8% of them crossed the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 120 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,889 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 963 putouts for the season, as well as 321 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 34 double plays.

Pfaadt has taken the hill for 137 innings and has accumulated 136 strikeouts during his career. Pfaadt (4-11 career record) has a FIP of 4.61 and he has faced 595 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.39 (82 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.343. He has allowed 152 base hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 32 walks.

Baltimore is sitting with 57 long balls for the year as well as 180 runs batted in. They have hit 60 doubles, while walking 91 times as well as putting up 187 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .247 on the campaign. The Orioles hold a team SLG% of .444 and they earn 5.19 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 310 occasions (16th in the league) and have tallied 307 base knocks.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.105 and have a FIP of 3.62 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (311 strikeouts vs 91 bases on balls). They rank 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 257. They have relinquished 36 long balls and they concede 3.66 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 128 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.31 (116 earned runs conceded).

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.5% of 53 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 45 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on base. With 50 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 30 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 126 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have come away with 12 saves.

In 2,835 innings on the field, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (5th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 22 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (5th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 329 assists, 14 errors and have accounted for 945 putouts on the season.

Irvin (25-35 career win-loss record) holds a 4.30 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.15 and he has faced 2,185 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 247 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and having a FIP of 4.3. In his career, Irvin has surrendered 533 hits while he has earned 378 strikeouts in 516 frames.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore

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