New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, June 3, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (33-17) will try to defeat the New York Mets (35-17) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The starting pitchers are Chris Bassitt and Tyler Anderson.

As a team, the New York Mets are recording 5.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They are sitting with 271 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .340. The Mets have hit 83 doubles as a squad and have knocked 47 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 258 RBI's and 473 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is at .268. New York is slugging .410 and have been called out on strikes 386 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions.

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The Mets hold a team ERA of 3.63 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 473 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 152 opposing players and their FIP is 3.67 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Mets pitchers have yielded 51 long balls and also 194 runs (10th in baseball).

Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 47 times as well as having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 38 holds over the course of the season (3rd in MLB). The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.9% and stepped onto the hill in 62 save situations. They have recorded 14 saves on the year and have not converted 9 of 23 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 63 runners on the campaign with 36.5% of them ended up scoring. The Mets have dispatched 164 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Mets have converted 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of 4,173 innings on the field, which ranks them 12th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have 1,391 putouts so far this season, in addition to 433 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 40 double plays.

Bassitt has taken the hill for 614 innings and has earned 564 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Bassitt (35-27 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.91 while he has gone up against 2,591 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.48 (238 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.209. He has surrendered 545 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 198 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .338 as well as a team batting average of .253 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 404 instances (20th in the league) and have tallied 427 base hits. Los Angeles has hit 60 long balls on the season as well as 256 RBIs. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .432 and they score 5.48 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have notched 102 doubles, while taking a walk 211 times and putting up 274 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.099 with a FIP of 3.46 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.43 (443 strikeouts against 129 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 360. They have yielded 44 long balls and they surrender 3.28 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 162 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 2.87 (142 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.5% out of their 40 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 38 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with runners on base. With 50 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 31 holds and also 5 blown saves. They sit at 5th in baseball with a save rate of 72.2%, and they have sent 167 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 18 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves.

Out of their 4,008 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.7% (6th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in MLB). The Dodgers have racked up 429 assists, 23 errors and have notched a total of 1,336 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Anderson has conceded 677 base knocks while he has earned 590 punch outs in 673 frames. Anderson (35-38 career mark) is the owner of a 4.49 earned run average while conceding 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 336 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.292 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and he has faced 2,844 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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