Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+136) Los Angeles (-162)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-49) will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (69-62) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +136 and the Dodgers are coming in at -162. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Merrill Kelly and Clayton Kershaw.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .420 and have struck out 1,019 times, while drawing a walk on 436 occasions. They have accumulated 587 RBI's and 1,122 hits for the season, and their batting average sits at .254. The Diamondbacks have hit 229 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 143 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 622 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 162 home runs and 625 total runs (20th in MLB). Arizona has surrendered 1,116 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 588 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.56 for the year (21st in MLB), and they have rung up 1,093 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 428 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.40 as a squad this season.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 439 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 197 runners on the year with 31.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 38 saves for the season and have blown 25 of their 63 save chances. The Diamondbacks relievers have compiled a save rate of 60.3% and has entered the game in 129 save situations. The bullpen have earned 64 holds for the season (21st in baseball). Diamondbacks pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 137 times as well as having 133 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,452 innings on the field, ranking them 12th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 3,484 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,120 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .991 which has them sitting 1st in baseball, and have accumulated 108 double plays.

Kelly has thrown 709 innings and has tallied 640 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.77 (297 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.210. He has conceded 645 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 213 free passes. Kelly (46-40 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.04 while facing 2,922 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .339 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,093 instances (18th in MLB) and have recorded 1,114 hits. Los Angeles has a total of 200 home runs this year and 701 RBIs. The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .456 and they score 5.61 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have tallied 251 doubles, while walking 527 times and earning 724 runs.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.231 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,094 strikeouts vs 370 bases on balls). They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,043. They have allowed 152 dingers and they concede 4.48 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 572 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.20 (536 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.2% out of 174 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 127 save situations, the Dodgers have 75 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save rate of 72.5%, and they have sent 448 relievers to the mound on the season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 51 save chances and they have earned 37 saves.

In 10,338 innings played, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (5th in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 111 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Dodgers have 1,104 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 3,446 putouts on the season.

Kershaw (208-91 career mark) has earned a 2.48 ERA and has allowed 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.46 and he has faced 10,584 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 741 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.002 and a FIP of 2.8. In his career, Kershaw has allowed 2,038 base hits while tallying 2,922 K's in 2,688 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+136)

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