Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-120) Milwaukee (+100)

The Milwaukee Brewers (19-15) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (21-14) at American Family Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -120 while Milwaukee is priced at +100. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Noah Syndergaard and Eric Lauer.

The Dodgers have accumulated 60 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 57 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .446 and have been called out on strikes 333 times, while being walked on 158 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.5 runs per contest, which is 5th in MLB. They have accounted for 187 runs batted in in addition to 268 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is .232. They are sitting with 191 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .328.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 4.18 this year (14th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 290 batters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 34 home runs and also 148 total runs (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 98 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a team so far this year. Los Angeles has allowed 294 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 143 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.96 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 39 times as well as having 29 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 17 holds for the year (18th in baseball). The Dodgers relievers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 29 save situations. They have accumulated 9 saves on the year and have missed out on 3 of 12 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 64 runners so far this year with 25.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Dodgers have dispatched 116 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 924 putouts so far this season, in addition to 300 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which is 9th in MLB, and have accumulated 27 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,772 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 15th in the majors.

Syndergaard has taken the ball for 884 innings and has accounted for 893 strikeouts during his career. Syndergaard (58-44 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.13 and he has gone up against 3,651 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.52 (346 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.184. He has surrendered 846 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 201 free passes.

The Brewers hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they earn 4.38 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have recorded 44 two-baggers, while walking 124 times and putting up 149 runs. Milwaukee has a total of 38 HRs so far this season and 143 RBIs. They have struck out on 308 instances (11th in the league) and have accounted for 273 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have an OBP of .321 as well as a batting average of .243 on the season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 132 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.60 (120 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 39 homers and they concede 3.96 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.250 with a FIP of 4.44 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (265 strikeouts against 103 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 272.

Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.8% out of 41 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 32 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on. With 33 save situations, the Brewers have amassed 18 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 10th in the league with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 105 relievers to the mound this season. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 14 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves.

Out of their 2,700 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (7th in MLB). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 29 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (10th in the majors). The Brewers have racked up 309 assists, 14 errors and have a total of 900 putouts for the season.

During his career, Lauer has conceded 564 hits while he has tallied 553 K's in 580 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 266 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.350 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.51 and he has faced 2,500 hitters thus far in his career. Lauer (35-34 career mark) has earned a 4.12 ERA and has allowed 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-120)

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