Los Angeles Angels vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Angels (45-44) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (49-38). The pitchers expected to start will be Reid Detmers and Michael Grove.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .442 and have been called out on strikes 790 times, while being walked on 306 occasions. They have 418 RBI's as well as 772 hits for the season, while their batting average comes in at .256. The Angels have accumulated 141 two-baggers as a team and have hit 132 balls out of the park. They have tallied 434 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 4.9 runs per contest, which is 8th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Angels pitchers have allowed 96 long balls and 413 total runs (20th in baseball). Los Angeles has given up 732 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 373 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 4.27 on the season (17th in baseball), and they have rung up 792 hitters. They have walked 327 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a team on the campaign.

Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 70 times as well as having 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 62 holds for the season (3rd in baseball). The Angels relievers have recorded a save percentage of 65.9% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves on the season and have missed out on 15 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 120 base runners over the course of the season with 44.2% of those runners crossed the plate. The Angels have sent 257 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 2,358 putouts this season, in addition to 728 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 21st in pro baseball, and they have turned 72 double plays. The Angels have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,074 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in baseball.

Detmers (10-14 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.84 and he has faced 986 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 208 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 88 walks. His earned run average is 4.07 (105 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.276. Detmers has pitched in 232 innings and has tallied 244 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .447 and they score 5.44 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have notched 157 doubles, while walking 356 times as well as putting up 473 runs. Los Angeles has hit 139 home runs for the season as well as 458 runs batted in. They have struck out on 773 occasions (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 712 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team OBP of .328 as well as a batting average of .242 on the campaign.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.276 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a unit for the year. They are sitting at 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 727. The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 409 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.50 (386 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (744 strikeouts vs 258 free passes). They have given up 99 homers and they yield 4.77 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of 131 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 89 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 85 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 51 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 311 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 71 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in the majors). The Dodgers have recorded 771 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 2,318 putouts on the season. In 6,954 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (13th in the majors).

During his career, Grove has conceded 84 base knocks while totaling 61 punch outs in 70 innings. He has allowed 47 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.536 and having a FIP of 5.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and he has gone up against 317 batters in his pro baseball career. Grove (1-2 career mark) has a 6.01 earned run average while allowing 10.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take the Dodgers

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