Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (111-51 last season) are welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks (74-88 last year) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Zach Davies and Noah Syndergaard.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks knocked in 4.3 runs per contest, which ranked them 14th in the league. They were sitting with 702 runs and held an OBP of .304. The Diamondbacks hit 262 doubles as a unit and hit 173 baseballs out of the stadium. They accounted for 658 RBI's in addition to 1,232 hits last year, and their batting average was .230. Arizona had a slugging percentage of .385 and struck out 1,341 times, while being walked on 531 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers conceded 191 home runs in addition to 740 total runs (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff walked 504 players from the other team and their FIP finished at 4.33 as a unit over the course of last year. They had a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.29. The Diamondbacks held a team ERA of 4.25 last year (23rd in baseball), and they rung up 1,216 hitters.

Diamondbacks pitchers stepped onto the hill with runners on 144 times in addition to having 170 games in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers earned 80 holds over the course of the prior season (16th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers earned a save percentage of 55.0% and entered the game in 143 save situations. They earned 33 saves for the prior year and did not convert 27 of their 60 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers inherited 198 base runners over the course of last season and 32.8% of them crossed home plate. The Diamondbacks had sent 546 relief pitchers to the hill for the previous season.

The Diamondbacks converted 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,870 innings, which ranked them 10th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks had a tally of 4,290 putouts last year, as well as 1,370 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate held steady at .985 which put them in 18th in baseball, and had a total of 134 double plays.

Davies has taken the hill for 966 innings and has accumulated 713 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Davies (58-53 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.47 while he has faced 4,104 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.14 (444 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.328. He has surrendered 957 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 326 free passes.

Los Angeles hit 212 HRs over the course of last year to go along with 812 runs batted in. They recorded 325 doubles, while taking a walk 607 times and scoring 847 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers compiled a team OBP of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .257 in the prior season. The Dodgers had a team slugging % of .442 and they had an average of 5.23 runs per contest (1st in the league). They struck out on 1,374 instances (16th in the league) and had a total of 1,418 base hits.

The Dodgers had a team WHIP of 1.048 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a team for the previous season. Their strikeout to walk ratio came in at 3.60 (1,465 strikeouts against 407 walks). They ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,114. They gave up 152 homers and they allowed 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff surrendered 513 runs over the course of last season while holding an ERA of 2.80 (451 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles had relievers take the mound in 61 save chances and they tallied 43 saves. They were ranked 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.5%, and they dispatched 563 relief pitchers to the hill last season. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 143 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relief pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 25.7% of 144 inherited runners. With 156 save situations, the Dodgers earned 93 holds and also 18 blown saves.

Los Angeles Dodgers twisted 120 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in baseball). The Dodgers had 1,351 assists, 83 errors and had a total of 4,354 putouts last season. Out of their 13,062 innings played, the Dodgers had a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in the majors).

Syndergaard (57-41 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.42 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.43 and he has faced 3,513 batters in his career. He has allowed 324 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and a FIP of 3.1. During his MLB career, Syndergaard has surrendered 806 hits while accumulating 872 K's in 852 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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