Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (81-35) will take on the Miami Marlins (52-66) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Trevor Rogers and Dustin May.

Miami has a slugging % of .370 and have been called out on strikes 1,025 times, while drawing a walk on 321 occasions. They have 415 RBI's in addition to 923 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .234. The Marlins have hit 181 doubles as a unit and have smacked 107 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 440 runs and hold an OBP of .299. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are knocking in 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 27th in baseball.

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The Marlins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.82 for the year (12th in the league), and they have rung up 1,026 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.76 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 119 long balls and 490 total runs (13th in the league). They have walked 372 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.86 as a team this year.

Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 94 times and also have had 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 57 holds for the season (18th in MLB). The Marlins bullpen have a save percentage of 58.8% and has come into the game in 110 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves so far this year and have not converted 21 of 51 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 136 runners so far this season and 32.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Marlins have sent 388 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Miami Marlins have amassed 3,134 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,090 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 96 double plays. The Marlins have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,402 innings, which has them sitting 17th in MLB.

Rogers has thrown 248 innings and is sitting with 279 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.16 (115 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.359. He has allowed 238 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 100 free passes. Rogers (12-20 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.46 and he has faced 1,080 batters in the major leagues.

The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .451 and they score 5.34 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have tallied 241 two-baggers, while taking a walk 434 times as well as racking up 620 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 157 home runs this season to go along with 589 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 962 instances (20th in baseball) and have tallied 1,026 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a team batting average of .259 on the year.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.064 and have a FIP of 3.38 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.54 (1,023 strikeouts against 289 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 812. They have conceded 100 home runs and they allow 3.21 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 369 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 2.87 (330 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 45 save chances and they have earned 33 saves. They are ranked 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 402 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations in addition to 77 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.6% out of their 105 inherited base runners. Sitting with 124 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 77 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 93 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 964 assists, 54 errors and have accounted for 3,107 putouts so far this season. In 9,321 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (1st in the majors).

May (6-5 mark in his career) has earned a 2.93 earned run average while surrendering 7.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.11 and he has gone up against 458 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 37 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.065 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, May has surrendered 94 base hits while he has earned 111 strikeouts in 113 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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