Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

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

The Baltimore Orioles (57-35) will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (53-39) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Dodgers at +105 while the Orioles are at -125. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Grove and Tyler Wells.

The Dodgers have recorded 165 doubles as a unit and have hit 151 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .450 and have struck out 813 times, while taking a walk on 382 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have recorded 489 RBI's and 755 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .243. They are sitting with 506 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.37 this season (18th in the league), and they have rung up 788 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 103 home runs and also 421 runs in total (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 267 hitters and their FIP is 4.14 as a squad so far this season. Los Angeles has conceded 754 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 397 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 88 times and also have had 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 54 holds over the course of the season (8th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save rate of 67.6% and has come into the game in 88 save situations. They have compiled 23 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 of 34 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 136 runners this year with 28.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 330 relievers to the mound this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 2,453 putouts on the campaign, as well as 807 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 9th in baseball, and have earned 76 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,359 innings, ranking them 11th in MLB.

Grove has pitched in 76 innings and has earned 67 K's in his career. Grove (2-2 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.08 and he has faced 342 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 6.01 (51 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.507. He has allowed 90 base knocks (10.6 hits per 9 innings) with 25 free passes.

Baltimore has a total of 112 home runs so far this year to go along with 444 RBIs. They have hit 168 doubles, while taking a walk 306 times and putting up 458 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .254 for the season. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .425 and they score 4.98 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have been rung up on 759 instances (22nd in baseball) and have earned 791 base hits.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.296 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (843 strikeouts vs 278 bases on balls). They come in at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 793. They have allowed 108 dingers and they yield 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 405 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.14 (380 earned runs surrendered).

With 122 save situations, the Orioles have 72 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to enter the contest in 48 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 117 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.5% out of 172 inherited base runners. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 319 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Orioles have 778 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 2,479 putouts so far this season. In their 7,437 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (19th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Wells has given up 203 hits while earning 244 punch outs in 265 innings pitched. Wells (16-14 record in his career) has a 3.80 earned run average while surrendering 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 112 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.006 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.81 and he has gone up against 1,053 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-125)

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