Los Angeles Angels vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (48-38) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (45-44) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Griffin Canning and Tony Gonsolin.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .442 and have been called out on strikes 790 times, while drawing a walk on 306 occasions. They have 418 RBI's in addition to 772 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .256. The Angels have earned 141 doubles as a team and have smacked 132 balls out of the park. They have a total of 434 runs scored and have an OBP of .331. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.9 runs/g, which is 7th in baseball.

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The Angels have an earned run average of 4.27 so far this season (16th in baseball), and they have struck out 792 hitters. Angels pitchers have yielded 96 home runs and 413 runs in total (22nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 327 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.30 as a unit for the season. Los Angeles has given up 732 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 373 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Angels have dispatched 257 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 120 runners so far this season with 44.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 29 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 of their 44 save opportunities. The Angels relievers have earned a save percentage of 65.9% and has entered the game in 107 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 62 holds over the course of the season (3rd in the league). Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 70 times in addition to having 90 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 2,358 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 728 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 20th in MLB, and have accumulated 72 double plays. The Angels have transformed 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,074 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in professional baseball.

Canning has taken the hill for 280 innings and has earned 285 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.62 (144 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.293. He has allowed 261 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 102 free passes. Canning (18-16 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.65 and he has faced 1,195 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has accounted for 137 home runs on the campaign as well as 453 runs batted in. They have 153 two-baggers, while walking 354 times and putting up 468 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .243 on the campaign. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .446 and they score 5.44 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 765 occasions (12th in MLB) and have 705 base hits.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.284 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 723. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 407 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.53 (384 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (731 strikeouts against 257 bases on balls). They have given up 99 long balls and they relinquish 4.80 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

With 82 save situations, the Dodgers have 49 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 33 save chances and they have tallied 22 saves. Their relievers have come in 89 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of their 131 inherited base runners. They rank 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 308 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

Out of their 6,873 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 70 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 763 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 2,291 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Gonsolin has surrendered 221 hits while earning 316 punch outs in 333 innings. Gonsolin (30-9 record in his career) is the owner of a 2.72 earned run average while giving up 6.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 101 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.010 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and he has faced 1,334 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take the Dodgers

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