The Orioles and Mets face off in an interleague matchup at 1:10 PM ET at Citi Field in New York, NY. Baltimore is 74-53 and they are +113 on the money line today, while the Mets are 65-61 and they are the betting favorite at -134. The over/under line is currently 8.5 runs.
Wednesday's matchup features Cole Irvin for the Orioles and Sean Manaea for the Mets. MLBN will be televising this one, and the forecast in New York on Wednesday calls for clear skies and temperatures in the low 60s.
Baltimore vs. New York Matchup At A Glance
- Teams: Orioles at Mets
- Where: Citi Field New York
- Date: Wednesday, August 21st
- Betting Odds NYM -134 | BAL +113 O/U 8.5
Orioles vs Mets Last Game Recap
Baltimore cruised to a 9-5 win over the Mets in the most recent game of this series. The Orioles had a huge 8th inning, scoring four of their nine runs. As for the Mets, they scored their five runs in the 4th. Heading into the game, the Orioles were at +110 on the money line.
Dean Kremer only went six innings for the Orioles but gave up just one hit and one earned run. He finished the game with seven strikeouts but issued three walks. On the other side, Jose Quintana was tagged for seven runs in five innings of work for the Mets.
At the plate, the Orioles were led by James McCann and Anthony Santander, who each homered and drove in three runs. Cedric Mullins also had a two-hit game and scored three times for Baltimore's offense.
Orioles Preview
Baltimore is 37-25 on the road this season and leads the AL East with a 74-53 record, just half a game ahead of the Yankees. The Orioles are 28-15 against divisional opponents. They have a 70-57 run line record, including a 38-24 run line record on the road. The O/U record for Orioles games this season is 69-48, and games with an O/U line of 8.5 runs have a 21-15 record.
Cole Irvin will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing out of the bullpen, as he gets the start for the Orioles today. In his last outing, he went 3 innings out of the bullpen, giving up one earned run on four hits. He finished with a no-decision in the outing. Looking back further, Irvin has finished with a no-decision in each of his last three outings. The left-hander has made 14 starts this season and has a record of 6-5 with a 4.85 ERA. Opponents are batting .289 off Irvin this season. Per nine innings, he has 6.27 strikeouts and just 2 walks.
As a team, the Orioles are the top home run hitting team in the league and have the best isolated power numbers in the league. They are also 3rd in the league in runs per game, averaging 5.1 runs per contest. Overall, they are batting .255 (5th) and have a team OPS of .770, which is 2nd in the league. Baltimore's team slugging percentage of .451 is also the best in the league.
Gunnar Henderson has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 10/34 in his last nine games with four homers and nine RBIs. For the season, he is batting .287 with 33 homers and 78 RBIs. Anthony Santander has also been a big power threat for the Orioles, as he has 37 homers this season, which is 3rd in the league.
Mets Preview
When favored at home, the Mets have a 27-22 record, but as underdogs, they are 23-26. Overall, they have a 42-35 record when favored. Against the run line, the Mets are 31-28 on the road and 28-39 at home. As underdogs, they have a 28-21 run line record, while as favorites, they are 31-46.
The Mets are 65-61 overall and are 3rd in the NL East, two games behind the Braves. Their games this season have averaged 9.3 runs, and their over/under record is 64-58. Today's O/U line is 8.5 runs, which is the line for the 32nd time this season, making up 25.4% of their games.
Left-hander Sean Manaea gets the start for the Mets today as he faces off against the Orioles at home. He has made 24 starts this season and has a record of 9-5 with a 3.46 ERA. Manaea's WHIP for the season is currently 1.21. In his last outing, he went seven innings, giving up three earned runs, and got the win. Before that, he had pitched seven innings of shutout ball in back-to-back outings. Manaea has nine quality starts this season and is averaging 8.93 strikeouts per nine innings.
Heading into today's game, the Mets are averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have been even better on the road, putting up 5 runs per contest. As a team, the Mets are batting .249, which is 9th in the league, and are also 5th in the league in home runs. Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor are the team's top home run hitters, with Alonso holding the top spot in RBIs (69) and Lindor not far behind at 72.
Over his last eight games, Francisco Lindor has gone 11/33, and Pete Alonso has also been swinging a hot bat, going 8/29 in that stretch. Brandon Nimmo has two homers in his last six games but is hitting just .217 in that stretch. Currently, Nimmo is on a four-game hitting streak.
Orioles vs. Mets Prediction: Mets ML -134
Our prediction for this Orioles vs. Mets matchup is to take the Mets on the money line at -134. We actually have the Mets winning this one 6-5, so you could also look to take the over, as the line is currently sitting at 8.5 runs.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we actually have Cole Irvin finishing with more strikeouts than Sean Manaea, but we still have Manaea finishing with a better ERA. However, we have Manaea going just five innings, which is why we have the Mets finishing with a better record.
