New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-220) Baltimore (+180)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (14-21) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (25-9) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -220 and the Orioles are coming in at +180. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Severino and Kyle Bradish.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They have earned a total of 162 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326. The Yankees have hit 47 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 48 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 154 runs batted in in addition to 269 hits this season, while their average at the plate sits at .247. New York is slugging .426 and have been rung up 280 times, while drawing a walk on 121 occasions.

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Yankees pitchers have allowed 23 home runs and also 97 total runs (1st in the league). They have walked 97 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.16 as a unit this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.21 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.80 so far this season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 311 hitters.

The Yankees have dispatched 115 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 runners this season with 22.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 12 saves for the year and have blown 5 of 17 chances to get a save. The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 70.6% and has entered the game in 44 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 26 holds for the year (3rd in baseball). Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 41 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,664 innings, which ranks them 16th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have earned 888 putouts this season, in addition to 315 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which is 5th in the majors, and have accumulated 22 double plays.

Severino has pitched in 564 innings and is sitting with 628 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.46 (217 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.153. He has conceded 491 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 160 walks. Severino (45-26 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.35 while he has gone up against 2,324 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned an OBP of .305 and a batting average of .231 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 303 instances (7th in MLB) and have tallied 262 hits. Baltimore has recorded 24 home runs on the year to go along with 108 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team SLG% of .347 and they score 3.32 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have notched 54 two-baggers, while getting a free base 102 times and scoring 113 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 140 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.74 (123 earned runs given up). They have allowed 30 dingers and they allow 4.26 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.274 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.43 (250 strikeouts vs 103 free passes). They are currently ranked 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 274.

Sitting with 25 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 16 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to enter the game in 9 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 39 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of their 61 inherited base runners. They are ranked 3rd in the league holding a save rate of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 119 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

Out of their 2,664 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 43 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (25th in MLB). The Orioles have recorded 330 assists, 25 errors and have 888 putouts on the season.

Bradish (1-1 record in his career) holds a 4.24 earned run average and has surrendered 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.33 and he has gone up against 64 hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 8 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.059 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his MLB career, Bradish has conceded 15 hits while he has tallied 16 punch outs in 17 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-220)

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