Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Baltimore Orioles (73-52) are on their way to Citi Field on Tuesday where they will take on the New York Mets (64-60). The starting pitchers will be Dean Kremer and Jose Quintana.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have earned 630 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. The Orioles have compiled 212 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 192 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 611 RBI's and 1,102 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .256. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .451 and have been called out on strikes 1,026 times, while being walked on 368 occasions.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 3.94 this year (12th in the league), and they have rung up 1,062 hitters. Orioles pitchers have given up 129 home runs and also 540 total runs (16th in baseball). They have walked 374 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a team on the season. Baltimore has surrendered 1,006 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 489 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Orioles have sent 416 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 189 runners this season with 31.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 37 saves so far this year and have missed out on 19 of 56 save opportunities. The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.1% and has come into the game in 150 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 93 holds for the year (2nd in baseball). Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 134 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,047 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned 3,349 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,039 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 11th in pro baseball, and have earned 68 double plays.

Kremer has thrown 460 frames and is sitting with 397 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.39 (224 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.336. He has surrendered 450 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 164 free passes. Kremer (27-29 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while facing 1,967 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Mets hold a slugging % of .419 and they are recording 4.78 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have 227 two-baggers, while walking 405 times as well as earning 593 runs. New York is sitting with 156 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 569 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,037 occasions (17th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,064 hits. The New York Mets are sitting with an on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .250 on the campaign.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.302 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff on the year. They have a ranking of 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 966. The New York pitching staff have allowed 564 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.14 (509 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,103 strikeouts vs 475 walks). They have yielded 135 dingers and they surrender 4.58 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 165 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 134 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 124 save situations, the Mets have 74 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They sit at 16th in baseball with a save rate of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 397 relievers onto the field this year. New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves.

In 9,966 innings played, the Mets have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (15th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 102 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in MLB). The Mets have recorded 1,081 assists, 79 errors and have 3,322 putouts for the year.

Quintana (98-101 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.78 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 8,093 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 809 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.280 and having a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Quintana has allowed 1,890 base hits while accumulating 1,695 strikeouts in 1,927 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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