Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 9/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (71-67) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (84-53) at loanDepot park on Thursday. The starting pitchers will be Ryan Pepiot and Braxton Garrett.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .457 and have been called out on strikes 1,158 times, while taking a walk on 560 occasions. They have accumulated 741 RBI's and 1,191 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is at .256. The Dodgers have recorded 263 doubles as a team and have knocked 214 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 765 runs scored and hold an OBP of .340. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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The Dodgers have an ERA of 4.16 over the course of the season (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,149 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 167 long balls in addition to 602 runs in total (11th in the league). They have walked 394 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.28 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has yielded 1,104 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 564 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 115 times and also have had 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 78 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). The Dodgers bullpen have a save rate of 74.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 133 save situations. They have tallied 40 saves this year and have blown 14 of 54 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 178 base runners on the year with 27.5% of those players earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have dispatched 470 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 3,662 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,193 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and have accumulated 123 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,986 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 3rd in the majors.

Pepiot has taken the ball for 50 innings and has racked up 56 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Pepiot (4-0 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.76 and he has gone up against 213 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.86 (16 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.252. He has conceded 34 base knocks (6.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 29 free passes.

The Marlins hold a slugging % of .404 and they score 4.09 runs per game (26th in the league). They have hit 219 doubles, while taking a walk 356 times and putting up 565 runs. Miami has accounted for 139 home runs so far this season as well as 536 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,087 occasions (26th in the league) and have accounted for 1,220 base hits. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .260 this year.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.268 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (1,278 strikeouts against 430 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,125. They have surrendered 162 homers and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have given up 606 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (562 earned runs surrendered).

Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of their 190 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 174 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with runners on. With 143 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 80 holds and 27 blown saves. They rank 22nd in baseball with a save rate of 56.5%, and they have dispatched 456 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 62 save opportunities and they have converted 35 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 126 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in pro baseball). The Marlins have accrued 1,218 assists, 80 errors and have a tally of 3,679 putouts over the course of the season. In their 11,037 innings on the diamond, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (19th in professional baseball).

Garrett (13-15 record in his career) has a 3.97 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.75 and he has gone up against 1,144 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 119 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.283 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Garrett has conceded 275 hits while accumulating 266 K's in 269 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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