Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, May 23, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (29-10) will play the Baltimore Orioles (16-25) at Yankee Stadium on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jordan Lyles and Gerrit Cole.

The Orioles have tallied 63 doubles as a squad and have hit 31 balls out of the stadium. Baltimore is slugging .348 and have struck out 375 times, while taking a walk on 118 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 3.4 runs per outing, which is 27th in baseball. They have compiled 133 runs batted in in addition to 313 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .227. They have tallied 140 runs and have an OBP of .298.

Get all of our Free MLB Picks

The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.88 over the course of the season (18th in the league), and they have rung up 302 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 126 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.10 as a unit so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 41 long balls in addition to 177 total runs (23rd in baseball).

The Orioles have sent 143 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 base runners so far this year and 29.1% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 7 saves so far this season and have missed out on 3 of 10 chances to get a save. The Orioles bullpen have compiled a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 28 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 18 holds so far this year (23rd in MLB). Orioles pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 52 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 1,086 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 408 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 26th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 51 double plays. The Orioles have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,258 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 23rd in MLB.

Lyles (56-83 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.69 while he has gone up against 5,244 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,302 base knocks (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 408 walks. His earned run average is 5.17 (685 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.433. Lyles has pitched in 1,193 innings and has earned 918 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The New York Yankees have recorded a team OBP of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .246 for the year. They have struck out on 320 occasions (20th in the league) and have totaled 317 base hits. New York has accumulated 56 long balls on the season to go along with 182 runs batted in. The Yankees have a SLG% of .422 and they score 4.97 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have 55 two-baggers, while walking 148 times and putting up 194 runs.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 120 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 2.91 (113 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 30 homers and they yield 3.09 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.120 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.14 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.53 (367 strikeouts vs 104 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 287.

New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.9% out of their 67 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 54 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with base runners. With 55 save situations, the Yankees have earned 32 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in MLB with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 131 relievers to the mound this season. New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

In 3,144 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (14th in MLB). The New York Yankees have turned 28 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 366 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 1,048 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Cole has given up 1,273 base knocks while earning 1,724 punch outs in 1,493 innings. He has given up a total of 529 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.111 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.48 and he has gone up against 6,036 opposing batters in his career. Cole (121-63 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.19 ERA while conceding 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here