Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Baltimore Orioles (87-70) are hitting the road to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will try to beat the New York Yankees (92-65). The expected starting pitchers are Corbin Burnes and Gerrit Cole.

Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .434 and have been rung up 1,314 times, while taking a walk on 477 occasions. They have 727 RBI's in addition to 1,330 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .247. The Orioles have compiled 255 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 228 balls out of the park. They have a total of 754 runs while holding a team OBP of .314. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Orioles pitchers have conceded 167 home runs and 676 total runs (16th in MLB). Baltimore has given up 1,267 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 610 earned runs. The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 3.93 for the year (13th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,343 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 464 opposing players and their FIP is 3.90 as a team on the year.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 170 times in addition to having 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 108 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). The Orioles relievers have compiled a save rate of 68.2% and has entered the game in 175 save situations. They have earned 45 saves on the season and have blown 21 out of their 66 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 244 base runners over the course of the season with 30.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Orioles have sent 526 relievers to the hill this season.

The Orioles have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 12,582 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned 4,194 putouts on the year, as well as 1,298 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 14th in professional baseball, and they have turned 96 double plays.

Burnes (60-35 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.15 while he has faced 3,632 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 705 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) with 253 walks. His earned run average is 3.20 (319 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.067. Burnes has pitched in 898 innings and has totaled 1,042 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The New York Yankees have an OBP of .333 as well as a team batting average of .249 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,276 occasions (21st in the league) and have a total of 1,316 base hits. New York has 230 home runs so far this year and 755 runs batted in. The Yankees hold a slugging percentage of .430 and they average 5.01 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have 237 two-baggers, while walking 646 times as well as putting up 786 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 641 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.69 (577 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 173 HR's and they give up 4.10 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.241 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (1,408 strikeouts vs 517 free passes). They are sitting at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,229.

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of their 249 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations and on 169 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 150 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 83 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.7%, and they have sent 503 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 65 save chances and they have earned 44 saves.

Out of their 12,669 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (12th in MLB). The New York Yankees have turned 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in the majors). The Yankees have racked up 1,280 assists, 91 errors and are sitting with 4,223 putouts so far this season.

Cole (152-80 career mark) holds a 3.19 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.50 and he has gone up against 7,838 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 690 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.091 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. During his MLB career, Cole has surrendered 1,625 base hits and he has 2,246 punch outs in 1,947 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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