Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (90-57) will take on the Detroit Tigers (69-79) at Dodger Stadium on Monday. The starting pitchers are Alex Faedo and Lance Lynn.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 1,352 times, while drawing a walk on 457 occasions. They have tallied 574 runs batted in in addition to 1,180 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .235. The Tigers have tallied 218 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 150 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 596 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .303. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 29th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 173 home runs and also 694 runs in total (19th in baseball). Detroit has surrendered 1,220 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 638 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.35 for the season (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,254 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 438 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a team on the year.

The Tigers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 64.9% and has entered the game in 154 save situations. The relievers have inherited 222 base runners for the season with 31.1% of them crossed the plate. Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 155 times and also have had 151 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 490 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have tallied 92 holds on the season (6th in baseball). They have compiled 37 saves this season and have missed out on 20 out of their 57 chances to get a save.

The Tigers have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,877 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a total of 3,959 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,279 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which ranks 28th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 120 double plays.

Faedo has taken the ball for 118 frames and has racked up 102 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Faedo (3-10 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.75 while going up against 506 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.94 (65 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.318. He has given up 111 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 45 free passes.

The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .457 and they earn 5.66 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 280 doubles, while taking a walk 605 times as well as scoring 832 runs. Los Angeles is sitting with 229 home runs on the year and 807 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,250 occasions (18th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,287 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .342 as well as a team batting average of .257 on the season.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.220 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a team this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (1,237 strikeouts vs 415 free passes). They sit at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,187. They have surrendered 181 dingers and they yield 4.47 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 652 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (608 earned runs given up).

With 143 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 83 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 59 save opportunities and they have earned 42 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 147 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.9% out of 190 inherited base runners. They are ranked 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 71.2%, and they have sent 505 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 128 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,282 assists, 68 errors and have 3,940 putouts this year. In 11,820 innings played, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (3rd in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Lynn has surrendered 1,730 base knocks while he has tallied 1,890 strikeouts in 1,872 frames. Lynn (134-95 career mark) holds a 3.74 ERA and has conceded 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 777 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.272 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and he has gone up against 7,937 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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