Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, September 12, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (65-73) will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (95-43) at Chase Field on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Anderson and Ryne Nelson.

The Dodgers have earned 289 doubles as a unit and have knocked 186 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .452 and have been called out on strikes 1,160 times, while taking a walk on 518 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.4 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have accounted for 712 runs batted in in addition to 1,229 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .261. They have 745 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .337.

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Dodgers pitchers have allowed 130 home runs and 444 runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 353 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.52 as a squad on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.46 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.06. The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.89 on the campaign (1st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,223 batters.

Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 92 times and also have had 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 81 holds this season (8th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 69.8% and stepped onto the hill in 136 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 16 of 53 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners for the season with 26.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 475 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Dodgers have transformed 73.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,007 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 3,669 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,127 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 11th in MLB, and they have turned 101 double plays.

Anderson has taken the hill for 778 innings and has 659 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.24 (367 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.258. He has allowed 762 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 217 free passes. Anderson (43-41 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.23 and he has gone up against 3,261 hitters in the majors.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .391 and they average 4.45 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have 221 doubles, while taking a walk 477 times as well as scoring 614 runs. Arizona has knocked in 154 home runs over the course of the season and 576 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,116 occasions (22nd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,054 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a team on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .232 on the season.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 632 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.27 (577 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 149 homers and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.295 with a FIP of 4.21 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (1,020 strikeouts against 423 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,153.

Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of their 171 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 126 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 123 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 70 holds and 22 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 56.9%, and they have dispatched 468 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Arizona has called on relievers to enter the contest in 51 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 118 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have 1,184 assists, 76 errors and have earned a total of 3,628 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,884 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (13th in the majors).

Nelson (1-0 win-loss mark in his career) has a 0.00 ERA and has given up 5.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 0.00 and he has gone up against 25 batters thus far in his career. He has conceded 0 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.571 and having a FIP of 1.1. So far in his career, Nelson has allowed 4 hits and he has 7 strikeouts in 7 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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