Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (39-50) welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers (57-30) at Angel Stadium on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be Clayton Kershaw and Patrick Sandoval.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. They have racked up 442 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. The Dodgers have tallied 166 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 112 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 417 RBI's as well as 750 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .254. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .435 and have struck out 734 times, while drawing a walk on 336 occasions.

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Dodgers pitchers have yielded 82 home runs and also 291 runs in total (2nd in MLB). They have walked 215 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.47 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.09. The Dodgers have an earned run average of 3.04 for the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 775 batters.

The Dodgers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 74.3% and stepped onto the hill in 97 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 81 runners on the year and 28.4% of those players crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 59 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 302 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have notched 61 holds this year (1st in baseball). They have earned 26 saves on the season and have blown 9 out of their 35 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 2,275 putouts this year, as well as 728 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which ranks 7th in the majors, and have a total of 70 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,825 innings, which ranks them 3rd in MLB.

Kershaw (191-86 career record) sits with a FIP of 2.76 while he has gone up against 9,917 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,911 hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 618 free passes. His ERA is 2.49 (696 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.004. Kershaw has taken the ball for 2,518 innings and has totaled 2,739 punch outs so far in his career.

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .303 and a team batting average of .232 this season. They have struck out on 870 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 685 hits. Los Angeles has hit 103 HRs so far this season and 347 runs batted in. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .386 and they earn 4.03 runs per game (25th in the league). They have hit 119 doubles, while taking a walk 277 times and putting up 359 runs.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.245 with a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 (746 strikeouts vs 281 walks). They rank 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 695. They have conceded 97 dingers and they yield 4.29 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 374 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.91 (341 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 37 save chances and they have earned 21 saves. They sit at 25th in the league with a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 278 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 87 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.3% out of their 150 inherited base runners. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Angels have 40 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 73 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Angels have recorded 744 assists, 49 errors and are sitting with 2,300 putouts over the course of the season. In their 6,900 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (9th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Sandoval has surrendered 213 base hits while he has totaled 253 K's in 239 frames. Sandoval (7-19 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.95 earned run average and has allowed 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 105 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.312 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has gone up against 1,027 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take The Dodgers

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