Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+185) New York (-225)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (11-6) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (6-11) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Baltimore at +185 and New York is sitting at -225. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Bruce Zimmermann and Jameson Taillon.

The Orioles have hit 25 doubles as a unit and have hit 8 balls out of the stadium. Baltimore is slugging .301 and have struck out 169 times, while drawing a walk on 64 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 3.1 runs per game, which is 28th in MLB. They have 51 runs batted in as well as 118 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .210. They have racked up 52 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .302.

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Orioles pitchers have given up 15 home runs and 69 runs in total (15th in MLB). They have walked 58 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.95 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.21 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31. The Orioles have a team ERA of 3.73 on the campaign (18th in the league), and the staff has struck out 128 batters.

Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 20 times as well as having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 9 holds for the season (17th in the league). The Orioles relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 80.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 14 save situations. They have compiled 4 saves this season and have blown 1 of 5 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 34 base runners for the season with 38.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Orioles have sent 65 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Orioles have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,323 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned 441 putouts so far this season, in addition to 169 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and they have twisted 18 double plays.

Zimmermann (5-5 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.03 while he has faced 375 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 93 base knocks (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 29 walks. His earned run average is 4.59 (44 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.413. Zimmermann has taken the hill for 86 innings and has accumulated 79 K's during his MLB career.

The New York Yankees have a team on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .242 on the season. They have been rung up on 149 instances (16th in baseball) and have recorded 136 base knocks. New York has tallied 22 home runs so far this season to go along with 66 runs batted in. The Yankees have a SLG% of .409 and they score 4.12 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have hit 26 two-baggers, while taking a walk 57 times and notching 70 runs.

The New York pitching staff have given up 52 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 2.86 (49 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 13 home runs and they allow 3.04 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.141 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.29 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 (167 strikeouts vs 59 walks). They come in at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 117.

New York has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 9 save chances and they have walked away with 6 saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 67 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 29 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.4% out of their 41 inherited base runners. With 26 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 16 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 11 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .994 (3rd in MLB). The Yankees have 159 assists, 4 errors and have 464 putouts this season. In 1,392 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 72.6% (5th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Taillon has surrendered 609 base knocks while he has totaled 572 strikeouts in 625 frames. Taillon (38-31 career mark) has earned a 3.80 ERA and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 264 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.234 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and he has gone up against 2,610 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+185)

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