Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (66-74) will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (97-43) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Michael Grove and Zach Davies.

Los Angeles is slugging .454 and have been rung up 1,177 times, while drawing a walk on 524 occasions. They have compiled 729 runs batted in and 1,248 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .261. The Dodgers have earned 293 doubles as a unit and have smacked 191 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 762 runs scored and hold an OBP of .337. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in baseball.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.86 so far this year (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,239 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 357 opposing players and their FIP is 3.51 as a team on the campaign. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.47 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.06. Dodgers pitchers have given up 131 home runs in addition to 446 runs in total (1st in the league).

Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 92 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 83 holds for the year (8th in the league). The Dodgers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 69.8% and has entered the game in 138 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 16 of 53 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners on the season with 26.8% of those runners ended up scoring. The Dodgers have sent 482 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 3,723 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,141 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 11th in professional baseball, and they have turned 102 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 73.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,169 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball.

Grove (0-0 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.23 while he has faced 47 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 12 base hits (11.6 hits per nine innings) and has 5 free passes. His ERA is 4.82 (5 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.821. Grove has pitched in 9 frames and is sitting with 7 K's during his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with an OBP of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,132 occasions (21st in the league) and have 1,074 base knocks. Arizona has 154 home runs on the campaign to go along with 587 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they average 4.47 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have 224 doubles, while getting a free base 488 times and putting up 626 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 644 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.29 (589 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 151 home runs and they allow 4.69 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.44 (1,043 strikeouts against 428 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,166.

Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 176 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 149 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with runners on base. With 123 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 70 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 56.9%, and they have sent 478 relievers onto the field on the year. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 51 save opportunities and they have come away with 29 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 119 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (19th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 1,198 assists, 77 errors and have earned a total of 3,679 putouts on the season. Out of their 11,037 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (12th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Davies has surrendered 940 hits while tallying 700 strikeouts in 948 innings pitched. Davies (58-52 mark in his career) has earned a 4.14 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 436 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.324 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 and he has faced 4,023 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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