San Diego Padres vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Padres.TV

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (60-41) will try to beat the San Diego Padres (54-50) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael King and Grayson Rodriguez.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .406 and have been called out on strikes 692 times, while drawing a walk on 288 occasions. They have earned 445 runs batted in and 908 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .260. The Padres have accounted for 148 two-baggers as a team and have hit 113 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 461 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.5 runs/g, which ranks them 13th in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Padres pitchers have conceded 113 home runs and also 444 total runs (18th in MLB). San Diego has given up 845 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 413 earned runs. The Padres hold a team earned run average of 4.08 this year (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 900 hitters. They have walked 289 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a unit over the course of the season.

Padres pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 104 times and also have had 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 49 holds so far this season (19th in baseball). The Padres bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 64.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 89 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves on the season and have blown 14 out of their 39 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 157 runners for the season and 38.9% of them ended up scoring. The Padres have sent 335 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Padres have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,196 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in baseball. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,732 putouts on the year, in addition to 805 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them sitting 11th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 78 double plays.

King has taken the hill for 365 frames and has earned 417 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.35 (136 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.191. He has given up 309 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 126 walks. King (21-23 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.30 while he has gone up against 1,526 hitters in the majors.

The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .452 and they are recording 4.96 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 173 doubles, while taking a walk 276 times and racking up 496 runs. Baltimore has a total of 157 home runs this year to go along with 479 RBIs. They have struck out on 813 instances (21st in MLB) and have earned 875 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .253 on the year.

The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 408 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.71 (369 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 102 dingers and they surrender 4.10 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.194 and have a FIP of 3.81 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (862 strikeouts against 299 bases on balls). They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 771.

Baltimore has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have walked away with 31 saves. They are ranked 10th in the league holding a save rate of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 334 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have taken the field 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 110 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.5% of 156 inherited runners. With 125 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 79 holds and 15 blown saves.

In 8,067 innings on the diamond, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (5th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 53 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Orioles have racked up 837 assists, 45 errors and have accumulated 2,689 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Rodriguez has conceded 217 hits while totaling 249 punch outs in 227 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 104 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.285 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.32 and he has gone up against 958 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Rodriguez (19-8 career record) is the owner of a 4.12 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore

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