Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+110) New York (-130)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (3-1) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (0-4) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Philadelphia at +110 and New York is at -130. The betting total is set at 7. The men taking the mound are Aaron Nola and Gerrit Cole.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 3.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball. They have earned a total of 12 runs while holding a team OBP of .325. The Phillies have accrued 12 two-baggers as a team and have hit 1 ball out of the stadium. They have accounted for 10 RBI's as well as 41 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .287. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .448 and have been called out on strikes 35 times, while taking a walk on 8 occasions.

Phillies pitchers have conceded 8 home runs and 37 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 21 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 6.52 as a team for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.57 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 2.03. The Phillies have a team earned run average of 9.28 for the season (30th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 33 batters.

The Phillies have turned 61.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 288 innings, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have notched a total of 96 putouts this year, in addition to 33 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 18th in pro baseball, and have earned 1 double play.

Nola (78-62 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.29 while going up against 5,039 batters in the majors. He has allowed 1,060 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 328 walks. His earned run average is 3.63 (497 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.127. Nola has taken the mound for 1,232 innings and has accumulated 1,384 punch outs during his career.

The Yankees have a team SLG% of .504 and they earn 6.00 runs per game (8th in the league). They have recorded 3 doubles, while getting a free base 19 times and racking up 24 runs. New York is sitting with 9 HRs on the campaign to go along with 22 RBIs. They have struck out on 38 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned 34 base knocks. The New York Yankees have a team OBP of .355 in addition to a batting average of .260 on the campaign.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 8 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 2.00 (8 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 2 home runs and they surrender 2.00 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.056 and have a FIP of 2.33 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 6.00 (48 strikeouts against 8 walks). They have a ranking of 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 30.

In 324 innings on the diamond, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.4% (20th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 2 double plays and have a fielding rate of .993 (9th in baseball). The Yankees have racked up 34 assists, 1 error and have 108 putouts this year.

Cole (131-71 mark in his career) has earned a 3.22 ERA while surrendering 7.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.57 and he has faced 6,672 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 593 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.099 and having a FIP of 3.1. So far in his career, Cole has allowed 1,395 base knocks while he has earned 1,941 K's in 1,656 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-130)

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