Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-198) Cleveland (+164)

The Cleveland Guardians (59-66) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (76-47) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -198 while the Guardians are priced at +164. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Bobby Miller and Noah Syndergaard.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.6 runs per game, which is 3rd in baseball. They have accounted for 687 runs while having a team OBP of .337. The Dodgers have recorded 230 doubles as a squad and have knocked 194 balls out of the park. They have accrued 665 runs batted in and 1,044 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is .251. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .454 and have been rung up 1,039 times, while being walked on 502 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 140 home runs and 544 runs in total (14th in the league). Los Angeles has conceded 986 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 510 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 4.19 for the season (16th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,045 batters. They have walked 358 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a team this year.

The Dodgers have dispatched 429 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 base runners on the season with 27.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have earned 35 saves on the year and have blown 13 out of their 48 chances to save the game. The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 72.9% and has come into the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 70 holds this year (12th in MLB). Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 108 times in addition to having 125 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 3,290 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,059 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 7th in the majors, and have a total of 108 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,870 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 5th in professional baseball.

Miller has taken the mound for 75 frames and has 70 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.70 (31 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.168. He has surrendered 66 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 22 free passes. Miller (7-2 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.48 while facing 312 batters in the majors.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a team OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .249 this year. They have struck out on 869 occasions (30th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,055 hits. Cleveland has a total of 89 home runs so far this season as well as 466 runs batted in. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .377 and they are scoring 4.00 runs per game (28th in the league). They have recorded 227 doubles, while taking a walk 359 times as well as scoring 500 runs.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.271 in addition to having a FIP of 4.12 as a unit so far this year. They have a ranking of 14th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,025. The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 505 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.76 (466 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (1,006 strikeouts vs 392 walks). They have given up 128 homers and they give up 4.08 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.8% of 154 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 109 occasions with base runners. With 138 save situations, the Guardians have 73 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They rank 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 407 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 60 save chances and they have tallied 36 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 91 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 1,093 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 3,318 putouts so far this season. In 9,954 innings played, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (6th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Syndergaard has surrendered 902 hits while tallying 921 K's in 929 frames. He has surrendered 380 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.199 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.34 and he has gone up against 3,856 batters during his MLB career. Syndergaard (59-47 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.68 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-198)

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