Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Los Angeles Dodgers (63-46) are on their way to Chase Field on Tuesday where they will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (57-56). The pitchers expected to start will be Julio Urias and Brandon Pfaadt.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .456 and have been called out on strikes 942 times, while taking a walk on 462 occasions. They have tallied 596 RBI's as well as 923 hits this season, and their average at the plate is at .249. The Dodgers have compiled 206 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 176 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 616 runs and have an on-base percentage of .338. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB.

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The Dodgers have an ERA of 4.43 for the season (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 930 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 125 long balls and also 509 total runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 332 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.22 as a team this season. Los Angeles has relinquished 905 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 478 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 105 times and also have had 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 63 holds for the year (11th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 67.5% and has entered the game in 103 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves for the year and have blown 13 of their 40 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 159 runners this season with 27.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have sent 391 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Dodgers have transformed 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,736 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 10th in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 2,912 putouts this season, as well as 931 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 12th in baseball, and have a total of 95 double plays.

Urias (57-23 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.58 while he has faced 2,794 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 569 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 189 free passes. His earned run average is 3.06 (233 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.105. Urias has taken the hill for 686 innings and has accounted for 675 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Arizona has tallied 125 home runs over the course of the season as well as 499 RBIs. They have put up 204 doubles, while getting a free base 363 times and putting up 529 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled a team OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .253 so far this season. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .420 and they score 4.72 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have struck out on 870 occasions (27th in MLB) and are sitting with 959 base hits.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.344 and have a FIP of 4.46 as a staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (920 strikeouts against 365 walks). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 964. They have yielded 141 homers and they allow 4.96 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 545 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.65 (511 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 100 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 52 holds and 19 blown saves. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 107 times in high leverage situations and also on 110 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.3% of 165 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 19th in the league with a save rate of 59.6%, and they have sent 363 relievers to the mound on the season.

In 8,904 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (12th in professional baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 90 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 952 assists, 38 errors and have a total of 2,968 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Pfaadt has conceded 52 hits while earning 37 punch outs in 44 innings pitched. Pfaadt (0-5 record in his career) is the owner of a 7.11 earned run average and has surrendered 10.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 35 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.444 and a FIP of 6.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.08 and he has faced 195 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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