Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+101) New York (-121)

The New York Mets (65-60) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (73-53) at Citi Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at +101 and New York opens at -121. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Zach Eflin and Sean Manaea.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .450 and have been called out on strikes 1,035 times, while taking a walk on 370 occasions. They have accounted for 613 runs batted in as well as 1,108 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .255. The Orioles have hit 214 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 193 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 633 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB.

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The Orioles have compiled a team earned run average of 3.95 on the season (14th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,076 batters. Orioles pitchers have given up 131 long balls in addition to 544 total runs (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 377 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a unit this season. Baltimore has conceded 1,012 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 493 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 135 times and also have had 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 93 holds over the course of the season (2nd in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.1% and has entered the game in 150 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves this year and have not converted 19 of their 56 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 191 runners over the course of the season and 31.4% of them crossed home plate. The Orioles have sent 419 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 3,374 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,045 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 10th in the majors, and have a total of 68 double plays. The Orioles have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,122 innings, ranking them 9th in pro baseball.

Eflin has taken the hill for 971 innings and has earned 850 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.21 (454 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.226. He has given up 991 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 199 walks. Eflin (61-60 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.15 while he has faced 4,070 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Mets have a team slugging percentage of .419 and they average 4.78 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have put up 228 doubles, while getting a free base 408 times as well as earning 597 runs. New York has 158 home runs so far this year as well as 573 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,051 instances (17th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,070 hits. The New York Mets have accounted for a team OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .250 so far this year.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 567 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.12 (511 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 136 dingers and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Mets have a WHIP of 1.298 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,112 strikeouts against 477 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 972.

With 124 save situations, the Mets have compiled 74 holds and 19 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 50 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 120 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 165 inherited base runners. They rank 18th in baseball holding a save rate of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 399 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

The New York Mets have gotten 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in professional baseball). The Mets have 1,093 assists, 80 errors and have earned a total of 3,349 putouts for the year. In their 10,047 innings on the diamond, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (15th in the majors).

Manaea (74-61 career mark) has earned a 4.03 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and he has faced 4,738 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 507 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Manaea has given up 1,059 base hits while totaling 1,054 K's in 1,132 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+101)

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