Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: MASN

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (92-64) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (86-70) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Zach Eflin and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .434 and have been called out on strikes 1,305 times, while taking a walk on 473 occasions. They have accumulated 722 RBI's in addition to 1,322 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is at .248. The Orioles have accumulated 253 two-baggers as a team and have hit 225 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 749 runs while holding a team OBP of .314. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 4.8 runs/g, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.93 so far this year (14th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,338 hitters. Orioles pitchers have given up 166 home runs in addition to 673 total runs (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 460 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a squad this season. Baltimore has given up 1,260 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 607 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

The Orioles relief pitchers have a save percentage of 67.7% and has come into the game in 169 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 240 runners on the year and 30.4% of them crossed the plate. Orioles pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 167 times and also have had 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 520 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have racked up 103 holds on the campaign (3rd in baseball). They have compiled 44 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 21 out of their 65 chances to get a save.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 4,167 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,286 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 14th in baseball, and have 95 double plays. The Orioles have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 12,501 innings on the diamond, ranking them 14th in pro baseball.

Eflin has taken the ball for 996 innings and has racked up 871 strikeouts so far in his career. Eflin (62-62 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.10 and he has gone up against 4,170 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.17 (461 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.222. He has conceded 1,014 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 203 free passes.

New York has 229 home runs on the year as well as 752 runs batted in. They have put up 235 two-baggers, while taking a walk 642 times and scoring 783 runs. The New York Yankees have compiled a team on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .249 so far this year. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .430 and they score 5.02 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,271 occasions (20th in baseball) and have a total of 1,309 hits.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 636 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.68 (572 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 170 home runs and they surrender 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.240 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.03 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,399 strikeouts against 513 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,221.

With 150 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 83 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 65 save chances and they have earned 44 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 168 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of 248 inherited base runners. They rank 8th in MLB holding a save rate of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 499 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The New York Yankees have gotten 108 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in baseball). The Yankees have 1,273 assists, 91 errors and are sitting with 4,196 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 12,588 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (12th in MLB).

Cortes Jr (33-21 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.81 ERA while surrendering 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.59 and he has faced 2,333 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 240 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.165 and a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Cortes Jr has conceded 501 hits while he has tallied 575 strikeouts in 567 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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