New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-195) Baltimore (+165)

The New York Yankees (25-9) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (14-21). The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -195 while the Orioles are priced at +165. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Jameson Taillon and Spenser Watkins.

New York has a slugging rate of .419 and have struck out 286 times, while being walked on 126 occasions. They have recorded 158 runs batted in and 271 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .242. The Yankees have compiled 47 doubles as a unit and have smacked 49 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 167 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .323. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 2.74 this season (2nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 319 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 97 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.13 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.29 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.12. Yankees pitchers have conceded 24 home runs in addition to 98 total runs (1st in MLB).

Yankees bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 41 times and also have had 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 26 holds for the year (3rd in the league). The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 70.6% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves this season and have not converted 5 of their 17 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 62 runners this season with 22.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Yankees have sent 116 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Yankees have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,745 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in the majors. The New York Yankees have amassed 915 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 325 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which ranks 5th in MLB, and have accumulated 22 double plays.

Taillon has taken the ball for 641 innings and has totaled 584 K's during his career. His ERA is 3.78 (269 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.234. He has given up 627 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 164 walks. Taillon (40-31 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.73 and he has gone up against 2,680 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .344 and they earn 3.26 runs per outing (29th in baseball). They have recorded 54 two-baggers, while walking 104 times as well as racking up 114 runs. Baltimore has a total of 25 HRs on the season and 109 runs batted in. They have struck out on 319 instances (6th in baseball) and have earned a total of 266 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated an OBP of .302 as well as a team batting average of .228 on the year.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.286 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.43 (255 strikeouts vs 105 free passes). They rank 25th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 286. They have given up 31 dingers and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 145 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.79 (128 earned runs conceded).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.2% of 65 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. With 25 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 16 holds and also 2 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in MLB with a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 122 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Baltimore has called on relievers to enter the contest in 9 save opportunities and they have recorded 7 saves.

In 2,736 innings on the field, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (23rd in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 45 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (24th in pro baseball). The Orioles have accrued 340 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 912 putouts for the season.

Watkins (2-8 career mark) has a 7.14 earned run average and has given up 11.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.55 and he has gone up against 373 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 64 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.661 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.2. So far in his MLB career, Watkins has conceded 103 base knocks while he has accumulated 48 K's in 80 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-195)

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