Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: MASN

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (50-24) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (47-24) on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Cade Povich and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Baltimore is slugging .451 and have been called out on strikes 581 times, while drawing a walk on 191 occasions. They have 354 runs batted in in addition to 609 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .249. The Orioles have hit 120 doubles as a team and have hit 114 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 364 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.1 runs/g, which has them at 1st in MLB.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.07 on the year (2nd in MLB), and they have rung up 623 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 59 long balls in addition to 250 total runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 204 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.44 as a unit this season. Baltimore has conceded 520 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 219 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.13.

Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 84 times as well as having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 58 holds on the season (2nd in MLB). The Orioles relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.9% and has come into the game in 94 save situations. They have 23 saves so far this season and have blown 13 of 36 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 114 runners for the year and 24.6% of them crossed home plate. The Orioles have sent 242 relievers to the mound this year.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 1,927 putouts thus far, as well as 619 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 39 double plays. The Orioles have converted 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of 5,781 innings on the field, which has them ranked 4th in baseball.

Povich (0-1 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.79 and he has faced 49 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 10 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 4 walks. His ERA is 4.86 (6 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.261. Povich has pitched in 11 innings and is sitting with 8 K's in his career.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .436 and they are recording 5.05 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have recorded 99 doubles, while taking a walk 280 times as well as putting up 374 runs. New York has accumulated 110 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 357 RBIs. They have been rung up on 594 occasions (14th in the league) and have earned a total of 625 base hits. The New York Yankees have accumulated an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .253 so far this season.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.166 in addition to having a FIP of 3.85 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (627 strikeouts against 249 free passes). They rank 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 521. They have given up 65 home runs and they relinquish 3.41 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The New York pitching staff have allowed 250 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.03 (222 earned runs yielded).

New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 25 saves. They rank 8th in the league holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 222 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 75 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of their 132 inherited runners. Sitting with 76 save situations, the Yankees have earned 39 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Yankees have 602 assists, 38 errors and are sitting with 1,982 putouts during this campaign. In 5,946 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (3rd in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Cortes Jr has given up 419 base knocks while earning 493 K's in 480 innings. He has given up a total of 202 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.162 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and he has faced 1,976 opposing batters thus far in his career. Cortes Jr (27-16 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.78 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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