New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-200) Baltimore (+170)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (14-23) will play the New York Yankees (27-9) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -200 and the Orioles are coming in at +170. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Montgomery and Bruce Zimmermann.

As a team, the New York Yankees are recording 4.9 runs/g, which is 3rd in MLB. They have earned a total of 178 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .327. The Yankees have accounted for 52 doubles as a unit and have hit 54 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 168 runs batted in and 293 base knocks on the season, and their batting average comes in at .246. New York has a slugging % of .429 and have struck out 299 times, while taking a walk on 135 occasions.

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Yankees pitchers have conceded 27 long balls and also 104 total runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 100 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.14 as a team on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.39 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.11. The Yankees have an ERA of 2.76 on the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 339 batters.

Yankees pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 42 times as well as having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 29 holds so far this season (2nd in baseball). The Yankees bullpen have compiled a save rate of 72.2% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. They have accumulated 13 saves so far this season and have not converted 5 out of their 18 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 63 base runners this year and 22.2% of those players crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 121 relievers to the mound this year.

The New York Yankees are sitting with 969 putouts thus far, as well as 340 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and they have turned 25 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,907 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball.

Montgomery has taken the hill for 423 frames and has racked up 410 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.93 (185 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.254. He has surrendered 400 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 131 free passes. Montgomery (19-18 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.87 while he has faced 1,783 hitters in the major leagues.

Baltimore has recorded 28 long balls so far this year to go along with 115 runs batted in. They have 57 two-baggers, while walking 107 times as well as recording 120 runs. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .226 for the season. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .346 and they earn 3.24 runs per game (29th in the league). They have been rung up on 339 occasions (4th in the league) and have recorded 278 hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.311 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.35 (268 strikeouts against 114 walks). They have a ranking of 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 308. They have given up 36 dingers and they yield 4.36 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 156 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (138 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 9 save chances and they have come away with 7 saves. They sit at 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 128 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their relievers have taken the field 40 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.4% out of 67 inherited base runners. Sitting with 25 save situations, the Orioles have 16 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In their 2,898 innings on the field, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (24th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (24th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 361 assists, 26 errors and have a tally of 966 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Zimmermann has given up 116 base hits while he has tallied 95 K's in 107 frames. He has given up 53 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and he has faced 465 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Zimmermann (6-7 career mark) has earned a 4.43 ERA while allowing 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-200)

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