Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, April 22, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+160) Los Angeles (-190)

The Baltimore Orioles (4-8) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will meet the Los Angeles Angels (8-5). The odds on this game have the Orioles at +160 while the Angels open at -190. The betting total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Bruce Zimmermann and Reid Detmers.

The Orioles have hit 17 doubles as a unit and have smacked 4 baseballs out of the stadium. Baltimore is slugging .284 and have struck out 125 times, while taking a walk on 48 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 2.0 runs/g, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have amassed 23 RBI's as well as 81 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .206. They have earned 24 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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The Orioles have an ERA of 2.57 so far this season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 93 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 41 batters and their FIP sits at 2.93 as a unit this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Orioles pitchers have given up 3 home runs and 37 runs (6th in baseball).

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 14 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 5 holds so far this year (20th in MLB). The Orioles relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves on the season and have blown 1 out of their 3 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 22 runners on the campaign with 31.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Orioles have dispatched 46 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Orioles have converted 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of 945 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 315 putouts this year, in addition to 124 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which is 26th in MLB, and have earned 12 double plays.

Zimmermann (4-5 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.13 and he has faced 354 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 88 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) with 28 free passes. His earned run average is 4.71 (42 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.444. Zimmermann has taken the hill for 80 frames and has accounted for 73 strikeouts during his career.

The Los Angeles Angels have recorded a team on-base percentage of .333 as well as a team batting average of .253 this season. They have struck out on 129 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have totaled 110 hits. Los Angeles is sitting with 16 home runs so far this year and 61 runs batted in. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .423 and they earn 5.00 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have 22 two-baggers, while taking a walk 49 times as well as notching 65 runs.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.148 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.28 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.56 (110 strikeouts vs 43 walks). They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 89. They have given up 17 dingers and they relinquish 4.38 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 56 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (53 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 2 saves. They are ranked 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 44 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 10 times in high leverage situations and on 16 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of their 24 inherited base runners. Sitting with 11 save situations, the Angels have 8 holds and 1 blown save.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 5 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 110 assists, 9 errors and have accounted for 345 putouts so far this year. In their 1,035 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 74.5% (4th in MLB).

Detmers (1-3 record in his career) has earned a 7.71 ERA while allowing 11.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and he has faced 135 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed 24 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.750 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.3. During his career, Detmers has given up 35 base knocks and he has 27 K's in 28 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+160)

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