New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-182) Baltimore (+150)

The Baltimore Orioles (61-65) are welcoming the New York Yankees (70-55) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Yankees at -182 and the Orioles are sitting at +150. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Kyle Bradish.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in MLB. They have tallied 554 runs while holding a team OBP of .308. The Yankees have accrued 188 doubles as a unit and have smacked 172 balls out of the park. They have compiled 528 runs batted in and 945 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .229. New York has a slugging rate of .407 and have struck out 1,149 times, while being walked on 454 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.24 for the season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,122 batters. Yankees pitchers have conceded 123 long balls in addition to 467 runs in total (1st in MLB). They have walked 384 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a team over the course of the season. New York has given up 929 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 402 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18.

Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 152 times in addition to having 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 68 holds so far this season (14th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen have a save rate of 62.1% and have come into the game in 127 save situations. They have compiled 36 saves on the season and have not converted 22 of their 58 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 219 base runners so far this season and 21.5% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have dispatched 420 relievers to the hill this year.

The New York Yankees are sitting with 3,350 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,106 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and they have turned 97 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,050 innings, which ranks them 7th in pro baseball.

Cole (159-86 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.13 and he has gone up against 8,214 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,702 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 519 free passes. His ERA is 3.18 (721 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.089. Cole has taken the ball for 2,040 innings and has earned 2,343 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .398 and they score 4.52 runs per game (13th in the league). They have tallied 182 doubles, while taking a walk 485 times and earning 570 runs. Baltimore has a total of 152 home runs this season to go along with 551 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,159 instances (4th in MLB) and have notched a total of 992 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .237 this season.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.349 and have a FIP of 4.07 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (1,002 strikeouts vs 421 walks). They come in at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,089. They have yielded 134 long balls and they give up 4.82 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 599 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (526 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 121 save situations, the Orioles have 67 holds and 18 blown saves. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 51 save chances and they have recorded 33 saves. Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.3% of 157 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 127 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 14th in the league with a save rate of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 416 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

In 10,077 innings on the field, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 89 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,079 assists, 81 errors and have accumulated 3,359 putouts during this campaign.

Bradish (26-26 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.53 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 2,031 hitters during his career. He has surrendered 192 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.218 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Bradish has allowed 424 hits and he has 503 punch outs in 490 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (+150)

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