Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-225) Arizona (+190)

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (66-73) will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (96-43) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -225 while the Diamondbacks open at +190. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Clayton Kershaw and Merrill Kelly.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have earned 756 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. The Dodgers have compiled 291 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 190 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 723 RBI's and 1,241 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .261. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .454 and have struck out 1,168 times, while drawing a walk on 521 occasions.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team ERA of 2.88 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,234 batters. They have walked 355 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.52 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.06. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 131 long balls in addition to 446 runs in total (1st in baseball).

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 92 times and also have had 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 82 holds on the year (8th in the league). The Dodgers relievers have earned a save rate of 69.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 137 save situations. They have tallied 37 saves this year and have blown 16 out of their 53 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners for the season and 26.8% of them crossed the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 480 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 3,723 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,141 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which is 11th in the majors, and have a total of 102 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 73.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,169 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball.

Kershaw has taken the ball for 2,551 frames and is sitting with 2,772 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Kershaw (192-87 record in his career) has a FIP of 2.76 while facing 10,045 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.49 (707 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.003. He has given up 1,934 base knocks (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 624 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied an OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,127 occasions (21st in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,069 base knocks. Arizona has tallied 154 home runs on the season to go along with 587 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .392 and they tally 4.50 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have recorded 223 two-baggers, while getting a free base 486 times and scoring 626 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 638 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.28 (583 earned runs given up). They have given up 150 homers and they concede 4.68 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.292 with a FIP of 4.20 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.43 (1,034 strikeouts against 425 free passes). They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,159.

With 123 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 70 holds and 22 blown saves. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 51 save opportunities and they have recorded 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 127 occasions with runners on. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.2% of 173 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 56.9%, and they have dispatched 474 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

Out of their 11,037 innings played, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (12th in professional baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 119 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,198 assists, 77 errors and have earned a total of 3,679 putouts for the year.

So far in his career, Kelly has conceded 510 base hits while he has accumulated 464 K's in 544 innings. Kelly (35-32 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.85 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 233 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.216 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and he has faced 2,249 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-225)

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