Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Miami Marlins (52-66) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (81-35). The expected starting pitchers are Jesus Luzardo and Tyler Anderson.

The Marlins have earned 181 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 107 balls out of the stadium. Miami has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 1,025 times, while being walked on 321 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 3.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 27th in MLB. They have amassed 415 runs batted in in addition to 923 hits this year, while their average at the plate is .234. They have earned 440 runs scored and hold an OBP of .299.

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The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 so far this season (12th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,026 batters. They have walked 372 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a team this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Marlins pitchers have given up 119 home runs and 490 total runs (13th in MLB).

Marlins pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 94 times as well as having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 57 holds over the course of the season (18th in baseball). The Marlins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 110 save situations. They have tallied 30 saves for the season and have missed out on 21 of 51 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 136 runners this season and 32.4% of them ended up scoring. The Marlins have dispatched 388 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Miami Marlins have a tally of 3,134 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,090 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which ranks 8th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 96 double plays. The Marlins have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 9,402 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 17th in the majors.

Luzardo (12-16 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.48 and he has gone up against 916 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 199 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 87 walks. His earned run average is 5.00 (118 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.347. Luzardo has taken the ball for 212 innings and has 231 punch outs so far in his career.

Los Angeles is sitting with 157 home runs so far this year to go along with 589 runs batted in. They have recorded 241 doubles, while getting a free base 434 times and racking up 620 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team on-base percentage of .335 in addition to a batting average of .259 for the year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .451 and they are recording 5.34 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have been rung up on 962 occasions (20th in baseball) and have earned 1,026 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 369 runs this season while holding an ERA of 2.87 (330 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 100 home runs and they surrender 3.21 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.064 in addition to having a FIP of 3.38 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.54 (1,023 strikeouts against 289 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 812.

Sitting with 124 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 77 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have tallied 33 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 92 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of their 105 inherited base runners. They rank 5th in the league with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 402 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 93 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in MLB). The Dodgers have accrued 964 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 3,107 putouts for the year. In 9,321 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (1st in baseball).

During his MLB career, Anderson has conceded 738 hits while accumulating 643 K's in 752 innings. Anderson (42-40 career record) has earned a 4.31 ERA while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 360 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.263 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.03 and he has gone up against 3,154 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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