Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-135) Boston (+114)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (78-48) are en route to Fenway Park on Saturday where they will go up against the Boston Red Sox (68-60). The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -135 while the Red Sox are at +114. The total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Julio Urias and James Paxton.

The Dodgers have earned 239 two-baggers as a team and have hit 197 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .455 and have struck out 1,061 times, while taking a walk on 512 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in MLB. They have 682 RBI's and 1,080 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .253. They are sitting with 705 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .338.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.94 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 144 home runs and also 556 runs (13th in baseball). Los Angeles has conceded 1,012 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 522 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 4.18 on the season (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,073 batters. They have walked 365 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a team for the year.

The Dodgers have dispatched 440 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 170 runners for the season with 28.2% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 35 saves so far this year and have blown 14 of 49 save opportunities. The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 71.4% and has entered the game in 122 save situations. The bullpen have 72 holds for the year (11th in baseball). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 111 times in addition to having 128 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have transformed 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,104 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 5th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 3,368 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,081 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which puts them in 7th in professional baseball, and have a total of 109 double plays.

Urias has taken the hill for 706 innings and has accumulated 697 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.02 (237 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.093. He has given up 582 base hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 190 free passes. Urias (60-23 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.56 and he has faced 2,867 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Red Sox hold a slugging percentage of .437 and they are recording 4.98 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have 280 two-baggers, while taking a walk 392 times as well as scoring 638 runs. Boston has 149 HRs so far this year to go along with 612 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,044 instances (22nd in MLB) and have recorded 1,163 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have compiled an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .265 so far this year.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.317 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (1,110 strikeouts against 369 free passes). They come in at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,119. They have conceded 168 homers and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have given up 593 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.34 (545 earned runs conceded).

Boston has called on relievers to take the mound in 49 save chances and they have come away with 38 saves. They are ranked 2nd in MLB with a save rate of 77.6%, and they have sent 401 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 116 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with base runners. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.0% out of their 131 inherited base runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Red Sox have 58 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 1,145 assists, 90 errors and have earned 3,390 putouts so far this season. In their 10,170 innings on the field, the Red Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (27th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Paxton has allowed 768 hits and he has 928 K's in 845 innings pitched. Paxton (64-37 career mark) has earned a 3.61 earned run average while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 339 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.213 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.61 and he has gone up against 3,509 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-135)

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