Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, August 29, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

LoanDepot Park is the site where the Miami Marlins (55-71) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (87-38) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tony Gonsolin and Pablo Lopez.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have earned a total of 675 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .338. The Dodgers have hit 263 doubles as a squad and have hit 166 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 643 runs batted in and 1,122 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .263. Los Angeles is slugging .452 and have been called out on strikes 1,039 times, while taking a walk on 468 occasions.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 2.86 on the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,114 batters. They have walked 311 opposing players and their FIP is 3.40 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.58 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.05. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 110 long balls and 397 runs in total (1st in MLB).

The Dodgers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 70.8% and has entered the game in 127 save situations. The relievers have inherited 114 runners on the campaign and 26.3% of those players ended up scoring. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 83 times as well as having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 432 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have tallied 77 holds on the year (8th in MLB). They have recorded 34 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of 48 chances to save the game.

The Dodgers have converted 72.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,041 innings, ranking them 1st in baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 3,347 putouts this season, in addition to 1,023 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 95 double plays.

Gonsolin (26-6 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 1,067 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 175 base knocks (5.8 hits per nine innings) with 91 free passes. His earned run average is 2.49 (75 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.983. Gonsolin has taken the ball for 270 innings and has totaled 264 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Miami Marlins have compiled an on-base percentage of .296 as well as a team batting average of .231 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,102 occasions (10th in MLB) and have 971 base hits. Miami has compiled 113 home runs for the year as well as 437 RBIs. The Marlins have a team slugging % of .366 and they earn 3.67 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have 195 doubles, while walking 343 times as well as putting up 462 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.262 in addition to having a FIP of 3.85 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.75 (1,092 strikeouts against 397 bases on balls). They rank 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,010. They have given up 126 dingers and they concede 4.25 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have conceded 526 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.84 (476 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 116 save situations, the Marlins have earned 58 holds and 24 blown saves. Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 56 save chances and they have tallied 32 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 131 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with runners on base. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.2% of 146 inherited runners. They sit at 23rd in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 411 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 103 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Marlins have racked up 1,157 assists, 58 errors and have a tally of 3,345 putouts this year. In their 10,035 innings on the diamond, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Lopez has given up 427 base knocks while he has tallied 451 strikeouts in 470 innings pitched. Lopez (26-29 career mark) has a 3.93 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 205 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.187 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.44 and he has faced 1,948 hitters during his MLB career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami

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