Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (54-70) welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers (86-37) at LoanDepot Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Julio Urias and Edward Cabrera.

The Dodgers have accrued 258 doubles as a unit and have knocked 163 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .452 and have been called out on strikes 1,021 times, while taking a walk on 461 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.4 runs/g, which puts them at 1st in MLB. They have 632 RBI's as well as 1,100 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .262. They have 664 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .338.

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Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 109 home runs in addition to 389 runs in total (1st in MLB). They have walked 306 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.40 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.59 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.05. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 2.85 this year (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,098 batters.

The Dodgers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 73.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. The relievers have inherited 109 runners for the season with 26.6% of them earned a run for their team. Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 80 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 424 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 77 holds this season (7th in MLB). They have tallied 34 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 46 chances to get a save.

The Dodgers have turned 72.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,879 innings, which ranks them 1st in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 3,293 putouts thus far, as well as 1,003 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 7th in MLB, and have earned 94 double plays.

Urias has pitched in 558 innings and is sitting with 557 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 2.92 (181 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.103. He has conceded 461 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 155 free passes. Urias (45-17 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.35 while going up against 2,272 hitters in the major leagues.

The Miami Marlins are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .296 as well as a team batting average of .231 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,086 instances (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 957 base knocks. Miami has compiled 112 long balls so far this season as well as 429 RBIs. The Marlins hold a team slugging % of .367 and they tally 3.66 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have put up 192 two-baggers, while taking a walk 338 times as well as recording 454 runs.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.257 with a FIP of 3.84 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 (1,074 strikeouts against 390 walks). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 988. They have given up 123 homers and they surrender 4.23 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 515 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.83 (466 earned runs yielded).

Miami has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 54 save chances and they have recorded 32 saves. They sit at 21st in MLB holding a save percentage of 59.3%, and they have sent 404 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their relievers have come in 126 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with runners on. Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.3% out of 143 inherited base runners. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Marlins have recorded 57 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 101 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Marlins have accrued 1,143 assists, 57 errors and have earned a total of 3,288 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 9,864 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (16th in baseball).

Cabrera (4-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.20 ERA while giving up 5.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and he has gone up against 273 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 23 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.237 and a FIP of 4.7. So far in his career, Cabrera has surrendered 42 base knocks while earning 71 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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