Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-3) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner.

Los Angeles is slugging .532 and have struck out 59 times, while being walked on 33 occasions. They have recorded 38 runs batted in as well as 49 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .258. The Dodgers have accumulated 9 doubles as a squad and have hit 13 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 38 runs and have an on-base percentage of .371. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 6.3 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in the league.

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The Dodgers have an earned run average of 2.17 over the course of the season (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 48 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 0.81. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 2 long balls in addition to 13 runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 6 opposing players and their FIP is 2.40 as a team for the year.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 3 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 7 runners this year with 42.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 5 times as well as having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 18 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen are sitting with 0 holds on the season (29th in the league). They have accumulated 2 saves so far this season and have missed out on 1 of their 3 save chances.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 162 putouts on the year, as well as 52 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 22nd in baseball, and have accumulated 8 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 486 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in MLB.

Kershaw has taken the hill for 2,587 innings and has 2,816 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.48 (712 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.000. He has conceded 1,959 hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 629 walks. Kershaw (198-87 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.75 and he has faced 10,181 hitters in the major leagues.

The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .339 and they average 3.17 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 10 doubles, while getting a free base 9 times as well as recording 19 runs. Arizona has tallied 4 home runs this season as well as 17 RBIs. They have been rung up on 42 occasions (25th in the league) and are sitting with 43 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with an OBP of .269 as well as a batting average of .224 so far this season.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.510 with a FIP of 6.40 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.70 (51 strikeouts vs 30 walks). They come in at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 47. They have allowed 13 home runs and they yield 5.47 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 31 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.29 (30 earned runs surrendered).

Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves. They rank 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 20 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 9 times in high leverage situations in addition to 9 occasions with runners on base. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 14.3% out of 14 inherited runners. Sitting with 5 save situations, the Diamondbacks have amassed 1 hold and also 1 blown save.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 1 double play and own a fielding percentage of .990 (12th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 47 assists, 2 errors and have accumulated 153 putouts on the season. In 459 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 73.5% (6th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Bumgarner has surrendered 1,986 base hits while accumulating 2,062 punch outs in 2,196 innings pitched. Bumgarner (134-122 mark in his career) has a 3.44 earned run average and has surrendered 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 839 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.147 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.87 and he has gone up against 9,028 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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