Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, July 17, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+105) Baltimore (-125)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (53-38) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday where they will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (57-35). The odds on this game have the Dodgers at +105 while the Orioles are priced at -125. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Emmet Sheehan and Tyler Wells.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .454 and have been called out on strikes 806 times, while being walked on 378 occasions. They have tallied 488 RBI's in addition to 751 hits so far this season, and their batting average is .244. The Dodgers have tallied 164 doubles as a squad and have knocked 151 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 505 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.6 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in baseball.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 4.41 so far this season (22nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 780 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 103 home runs in addition to 419 total runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 266 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.16 as a squad over the course of the season. Los Angeles has yielded 748 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 396 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 86 times and also have had 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 54 holds on the campaign (7th in MLB). The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 67.6% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of 34 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 134 runners on the year with 29.1% of those runners crossed the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 324 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Dodgers have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,278 innings, ranking them 11th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 2,426 putouts thus far, as well as 799 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 9th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 76 double plays.

Sheehan (2-0 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.78 while he has faced 82 hitters in the majors. He has given up 14 hits (6.1 hits per nine innings) and has 8 walks. His earned run average is 4.35 (10 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.065. Sheehan has pitched in 20 frames and has racked up 16 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Baltimore Orioles have compiled a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .255 so far this year. They have struck out on 754 occasions (21st in the league) and are sitting with 786 hits. Baltimore has knocked in 111 home runs so far this season to go along with 440 RBIs. The Orioles have a team SLG% of .426 and they average 4.98 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have hit 166 two-baggers, while taking a walk 303 times and notching 453 runs.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.300 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the season. They rank 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 785. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 401 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.14 (376 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (835 strikeouts against 277 free passes). They have allowed 108 home runs and they concede 4.42 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

With 121 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 72 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have earned 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 120 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.3% of 170 inherited runners. They rank 17th in baseball holding a save rate of 61.7%, and they have sent 316 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 82 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Orioles have 775 assists, 36 errors and have 2,452 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,356 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Wells has given up 203 base knocks and he has 244 strikeouts in 265 frames. He has allowed a total of 112 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.006 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.81 and he has faced 1,053 batters during his pro baseball career. Wells (16-14 mark in his career) has a 3.80 earned run average while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+105)

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