Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Los Angeles Dodgers (5-2) are traveling to Chase Field on Sunday where they will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-4). The men taking the mound are Michael Grove and Ryne Nelson.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 6.1 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They have notched a total of 43 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .369. The Dodgers have hit 12 doubles as a team and have hit 14 balls out of the park. They have accrued 42 runs batted in and 56 hits this season, and their team batting average is .252. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .514 and have been called out on strikes 67 times, while being walked on 39 occasions.

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Dodgers pitchers have given up 2 home runs in addition to 15 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 9 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 2.44 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 6.22 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 0.83. The Dodgers have a team ERA of 2.14 on the season (3rd in baseball), and they have struck out 56 batters.

Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 6 times in addition to having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 2 holds on the season (20th in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 6 save situations. They have recorded 3 saves on the season and have blown 1 out of their 4 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 8 base runners for the year with 37.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Dodgers have dispatched 22 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Dodgers have converted 73.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 567 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 189 putouts this season, in addition to 57 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Grove (1-0 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.87 while going up against 149 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 34 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 12 free passes. His earned run average is 4.86 (18 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.380. Grove has taken the mound for 33 innings and has earned 28 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an OBP of .263 as well as a batting average of .214 this year. They have struck out on 50 occasions (20th in MLB) and have tallied 48 base hits. Arizona has accumulated 4 home runs this season to go along with 18 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .335 and they have an average of 3.00 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have 13 doubles, while taking a walk 12 times as well as scoring 21 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.500 with a FIP of 6.25 as a team on the season. They have a ranking of 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 54. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 36 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.25 (35 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.64 (59 strikeouts vs 36 walks). They have relinquished 14 long balls and they surrender 5.40 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

Arizona has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 4 save chances and they have converted 3 saves. They are ranked 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 23 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 9 times in high leverage situations and also on 10 occasions with base runners. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 12.5% out of their 16 inherited runners. Sitting with 5 save situations, the Diamondbacks have recorded 1 hold and also 1 blown save.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 2 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (15th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 58 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 180 putouts this year. Out of their 540 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 73.2% (7th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Nelson has allowed 15 hits while he has accumulated 19 strikeouts in 23 frames. Nelson (1-1 career win-loss mark) holds a 2.31 ERA and has given up 5.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 6 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.029 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and he has gone up against 92 hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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