New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: YES

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (57-35) will take on the New York Yankees (56-38) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Cade Povich.

The Yankees have compiled 132 doubles as a unit and have smacked 132 balls out of the stadium. New York is slugging .424 and have struck out 746 times, while taking a walk on 364 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.0 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in MLB. They have accrued 450 runs batted in as well as 774 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .247. They have notched a total of 469 runs while holding a team OBP of .328.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.58 on the season (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 814 batters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 104 home runs and 369 total runs (6th in baseball). They have walked 311 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a squad for the year. New York has allowed 703 base knocks (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 333 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Yankees have dispatched 289 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 runners over the course of the season and 34.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 26 saves on the year and have blown 11 of their 37 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 70.3% and has entered the game in 82 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 43 holds for the year (20th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 108 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have earned 2,513 putouts on the year, as well as 753 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 25th in baseball, and have accumulated 66 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of 7,539 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball.

Cole has taken the mound for 1,876 frames and has 2,171 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.20 (667 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.092. He has surrendered 1,569 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 479 walks. Cole (146-76 career record) has a FIP of 3.15 while he has gone up against 7,550 batters in the major leagues.

Baltimore is sitting with 147 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 451 runs batted in. They have 164 doubles, while walking 252 times and earning 466 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .255 this year. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .457 and they are recording 5.07 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have been rung up on 741 occasions (20th in baseball) and have tallied 811 base hits.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.183 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.79 as a squad over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 710. The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 371 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.62 (332 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (792 strikeouts vs 267 walks). They have allowed 92 dingers and they surrender 4.04 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Baltimore has called on relievers to enter the game in 45 save chances and they have converted 31 saves. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 309 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 102 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.9% out of their 142 inherited runners. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 77 holds and also 14 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 48 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (6th in professional baseball). The Orioles have 765 assists, 43 errors and have a total of 2,479 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 7,437 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in the majors).

Povich (1-3 mark in his career) is the owner of a 6.62 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.38 and he has faced 125 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 20 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.507 and having a FIP of 6.5. In his career, Povich has allowed 28 hits while accumulating 18 strikeouts in 27 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore

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