New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+130) Los Angeles (-150)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (35-23) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (34-25) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The odds on this game have New York at +130 while Los Angeles is priced at -150. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Domingo German and Bobby Miller.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 10th in MLB. They have earned a total of 277 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .308. The Yankees have accrued 74 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 90 balls out of the park. They have compiled 269 runs batted in in addition to 466 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .238. New York has a slugging rate of .422 and have been called out on strikes 495 times, while drawing a walk on 187 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Yankees pitchers have conceded 65 home runs and also 241 runs in total (10th in baseball). New York has given up 450 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 220 earned runs. The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.75 on the season (7th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 535 hitters. They have walked 201 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.18 as a team on the campaign.

The Yankees have dispatched 182 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 97 base runners over the course of the season and 39.2% of them earned a run for their team. They have tallied 15 saves for the year and have blown 7 of their 22 save opportunities. The Yankees bullpen have a save percentage of 68.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 47 save situations. The relievers have earned 25 holds so far this season (27th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 69 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of 4,749 innings, which ranks them 4th in the majors. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,583 putouts thus far, as well as 505 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which ranks 22nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 45 double plays.

German (29-24 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.46 and he has gone up against 1,956 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 406 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 145 free passes. His earned run average is 4.33 (225 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.177. German has taken the ball for 468 innings and has totaled 482 K's so far in his MLB career.

Los Angeles has tallied 100 long balls on the campaign to go along with 316 RBIs. They have tallied 109 doubles, while taking a walk 247 times as well as recording 327 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .465 and they average 5.64 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have struck out on 511 occasions (12th in MLB) and have notched a total of 476 hits.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.254 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.30 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (479 strikeouts vs 162 walks). They sit at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 479. They have allowed 71 long balls and they allow 4.68 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 266 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.45 (253 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. They sit at 5th in MLB with a save rate of 73.7%, and they have sent 198 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.8% out of their 93 inherited runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 32 holds and also 5 blown saves.

In their 4,605 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (7th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 43 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (9th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 496 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 1,535 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Miller has allowed 8 hits while tallying 9 K's in 11 innings. He has conceded 2 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.909 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.50 and he has faced 42 hitters thus far in his career. Miller (2-0 win-loss mark in his career) has a 1.64 ERA while giving up 6.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+130)

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