Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+120) Los Angeles (-140)

The Milwaukee Brewers (64-56) are hitting the road to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (84-36). The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at +120 while Los Angeles is coming in at -140. The total is 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Corbin Burnes and Tony Gonsolin.

Milwaukee is slugging .411 and have struck out 1,072 times, while taking a walk on 430 occasions. They have accrued 531 RBI's as well as 942 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .235. The Brewers have tallied 177 doubles as a team and have hit 167 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 544 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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The Brewers have compiled a team ERA of 3.81 over the course of the season (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,138 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 392 opposing players and their FIP is 3.94 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.90 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Brewers pitchers have conceded 142 long balls and also 510 runs (17th in baseball).

Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 94 times in addition to having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 77 holds so far this season (6th in baseball). The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 67.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 139 save situations. They have accumulated 42 saves for the year and have blown 20 of 62 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 132 base runners for the year and 29.5% of them crossed the plate. The Brewers have dispatched 396 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a tally of 3,209 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,030 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 17th in professional baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays. The Brewers have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 9,627 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in the majors.

Burnes has taken the mound for 462 innings and is sitting with 614 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.10 (159 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.049. He has conceded 356 base hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 129 walks. Burnes (32-16 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.78 while going up against 1,869 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .336 as well as a team batting average of .261 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,002 instances (19th in the league) and have a total of 1,067 base hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 161 home runs for the season as well as 610 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .452 and they tally 5.35 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have recorded 248 doubles, while taking a walk 448 times as well as putting up 642 runs.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.057 with a FIP of 3.38 as a team for the year. They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 832. The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 378 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 2.83 (337 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.58 (1,069 strikeouts against 299 bases on balls). They have given up 105 long balls and they give up 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 46 save opportunities and they have earned 34 saves. They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save rate of 73.9%, and they have sent 414 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 94 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.4% out of their 106 inherited base runners. With 125 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 77 holds and 12 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 93 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 988 assists, 54 errors and have notched a total of 3,212 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9,636 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a efficiency on defense of 72.7% (1st in pro baseball).

Gonsolin (25-6 career mark) has earned a 2.51 ERA and has surrendered 5.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.93 and he has faced 1,048 batters so far in his career. He has given up 74 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.982 and having a FIP of 3.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Gonsolin has given up 172 hits while tallying 261 strikeouts in 265 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+120)

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