New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, April 15, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (1-5) will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (3-3) on Friday.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 3.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in the league. They are sitting with 21 runs and hold an OBP of .321. The Yankees have hit 9 doubles as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have amassed 20 runs batted in in addition to 45 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .231. New York has a slugging rate of .415 and have struck out 52 times, while drawing a walk on 22 occasions.

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Yankees pitchers have conceded 7 home runs and 20 total runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 13 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.39 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 4.46 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.98. The Yankees hold a team ERA of 2.89 on the year (7th in the league), and they have rung up 58 batters.

The Yankees have dispatched 27 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 11 runners on the season with 18.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 1 save so far this year and have blown 0 of their 1 save chances. The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 5 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 4 holds on the year (13th in the league). Yankees pitchers have come into the game with players on base 8 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have transformed 73.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 423 innings on the field, which has them sitting 11th in baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 141 putouts thus far, as well as 48 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball, and have 4 double plays.

Montgomery has pitched in 391 innings and has racked up 385 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.05 (176 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.273. He has conceded 374 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 124 walks. Montgomery (19-17 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.89 and he has gone up against 1,655 opposing batters in the majors.

Baltimore has recorded 3 long balls on the season to go along with 12 RBIs. They have 10 doubles, while walking 24 times as well as recording 12 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a team OBP of .300 in addition to a batting average of .201 so far this season. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .299 and they tally 2.00 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have struck out on 68 occasions (1st in MLB) and have 39 hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.392 with a FIP of 3.17 as a staff for the year. They rank 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 49. The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 24 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.71 (21 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.86 (41 strikeouts against 22 free passes). They have conceded 2 dingers and they allow 4.24 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 9 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 6 occasions with runners on base. With 3 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 2 holds and 0 blown saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 24 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Baltimore has had relievers enter the contest in 1 save chance and they have converted 1 save.

In their 378 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 66.0% (26th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (26th in professional baseball). The Orioles have accrued 48 assists, 4 errors and have amassed 126 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Lyles has allowed 1,259 base hits while accumulating 880 strikeouts in 1,152 innings pitched. Lyles (54-80 career record) has earned a 5.23 earned run average while conceding 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 669 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.437 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 and he has faced 5,068 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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